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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,358 Views
7 Pages

12 October 2019

The vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) has unique advantages over the conventional edge-emitting laser and has recently attracted a lot of attention. However, the output power of GaN-based VCSEL is still low due to the large electron leak...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,396 Views
8 Pages

Effect of Electron Blocking Layer Doping and Composition on the Performance of 310 nm Light Emitting Diodes

  • Tim Kolbe,
  • Arne Knauer,
  • Jens Rass,
  • Hyun Kyong Cho,
  • Sylvia Hagedorn,
  • Sven Einfeldt,
  • Michael Kneissl and
  • Markus Weyers

6 December 2017

The effects of composition and p-doping profile of the AlGaN:Mg electron blocking layer (EBL) in 310 nm ultraviolet B (UV-B) light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been investigated. The carrier injection and internal quantum efficiency of the LEDs were s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,455 Views
11 Pages

14 July 2022

We investigated the temperature dependence of the electron leakage current in the AlGaN electron-blocking layer (EBL) of an InGaN/GaN blue light-emitting diode (LED) structure at temperatures between 20 and 100 °C. The percentage of electron leak...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
839 Views
10 Pages

3 August 2025

In this work, we demonstrate high-efficiency 385 nm AlGaN-based near-ultraviolet micro light emitting diode (NUV-Micro LED) arrays. The epi structure is prepared using a novel AlN-inserted superlattice electrical blocking layer which enhances hole sp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,817 Views
13 Pages

13 October 2023

In this paper, in order to address the problem of electron leakage in AlGaN ultra-violet light-emitting diodes, we have proposed an electron-blocking free layer AlGaN ultra-violet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) using polarization-engineered heart-sh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,032 Views
10 Pages

Controlling GaN-Based Laser Diode Performance by Variation of the Al Content of an Inserted AlGaN Electron Blocking Layer

  • Yuhui Chen,
  • Daiyi Jiang,
  • Chunmiao Zeng,
  • Chuanxiong Xu,
  • Haoran Sun,
  • Yufei Hou and
  • Mei Zhou

29 February 2024

The leakage of the electronic current of a laser diode (LD) has some significant influences on the performance of the LD. In this study, commercial simulation software LASTIP is used to numerically evaluate the performances of LDs by using different...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,744 Views
9 Pages

26 November 2018

The influence of quantum-well (QW) number on electroluminescence properties was investigated and compared with that of AlN electron blocking layer (EBL) for deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV-LEDs). By increasing the QW number, the band emis...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,464 Views
10 Pages

A Novel GaN:C Millimeter-Wave HEMT with AlGaN Electron-Blocking Layer

  • You-Chen Weng,
  • Yueh-Chin Lin,
  • Heng-Tung Hsu,
  • Min-Lu Kao,
  • Hsuan-Yao Huang,
  • Daisuke Ueda,
  • Minh-Thien-Huu Ha,
  • Chih-Yi Yang,
  • Jer-Shen Maa and
  • Chang-Fu Dee
  • + 1 author

18 January 2022

An AlGaN/GaN/Si high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) using a GaN:C buffer with a 2 nm AlGaN electron-blocking layer (EBL) is investigated for the first time for millimeter-wave applications. Compared with the double heterostructure field effect t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,289 Views
11 Pages

Study on the Carrier Transport Process in Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Al-Content-Varied AlGaN Composite Last Quantum Barrier

  • Wei Liu,
  • Yujia Liu,
  • Junhua Gao,
  • Zeyu Liu,
  • Bohan Shi,
  • Linyuan Zhang,
  • Xinnan Zhao and
  • Runzhi Wang

16 December 2024

Serious electron leakage and poor hole injection efficiency are still challenges for deep ultraviolet AlGaN-based light-emitting diodes with a traditional structure in achieving high performance. Currently, the majority of research works concentrate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,567 Views
14 Pages

Band-Engineered Structural Design of High-Performance Deep-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes

  • Jih-Yuan Chang,
  • Man-Fang Huang,
  • Chih-Yung Huang,
  • Shih-Chin Lin,
  • Ching-Chiun Wang and
  • Yen-Kuang Kuo

10 March 2021

In this study, systematic structural design was investigated numerically to probe into the cross-relating influences of n-AlGaN layer, quantum barrier (QB), and electron-blocking layer (EBL) on the output performance of AlGaN deep-ultraviolet (DUV) l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,703 Views
11 Pages

In this study, we propose a polarized electron blocking layer (EBL) structure using AlxGa1−xN/AlxGa1−xN to enhance the internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs). Our findings indicate tha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,718 Views
10 Pages

Optimizing the PMMA Electron-Blocking Layer of Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes

  • Mariya Zvaigzne,
  • Alexei Alexandrov,
  • Anastasia Tkach,
  • Dmitriy Lypenko,
  • Igor Nabiev and
  • Pavel Samokhvalov

6 August 2021

Quantum dots (QDs) are promising candidates for producing bright, color-pure, cost-efficient, and long-lasting QD-based light-emitting diodes (QDLEDs). However, one of the significant problems in achieving high efficiency of QDLEDs is the imbalance b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,313 Views
11 Pages

Improved Performance of Electron Blocking Layer Free AlGaN Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes Using Graded Staircase Barriers

  • Barsha Jain,
  • Ravi Teja Velpula,
  • Moulik Patel,
  • Sharif Md. Sadaf and
  • Hieu Pham Trung Nguyen

21 March 2021

To prevent electron leakage in deep ultraviolet (UV) AlGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs), Al-rich p-type AlxGa(1−x)N electron blocking layer (EBL) has been utilized. However, the conventional EBL can mitigate the electron overflow only up to some exte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,787 Views
11 Pages

Superlattice Structure for High Performance AlGaN Deep Ultraviolet LEDs

  • Mano Bala Sankar Muthu,
  • Ravi Teja Velpula,
  • Barsha Jain and
  • Hieu Pham Trung Nguyen

This study presents a novel approach to mitigate electron overflow in deep ultraviolet (UV) AlGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by integrating engineered quantum barriers (QBs) with a concave shape and an optimized AlGaN superlattice (SL) electron blo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,406 Views
12 Pages

1 November 2021

In GaN-based laser diode (LD) structures, Mg doping in p-type-doped layers has a significant influence on the device performance. As the doping concentration increases, the operation voltage decreases, whereas the output power decreases as a result o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,870 Views
10 Pages

27 May 2020

The main efficiency loss is caused by an intensive recombination process at the interface of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrons from the photoanode can be injected back to the redox electrolyte and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,062 Views
13 Pages

Structure Design of UVA VCSEL for High Wall Plug Efficiency and Low Threshold Current

  • Bing An,
  • Yukun Wang,
  • Yachao Wang,
  • Zhijie Zou,
  • Yang Mei,
  • Hao Long,
  • Zhiwei Zheng and
  • Baoping Zhang

27 October 2024

Vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers in UVA band (UVA VCSELs) operating at a central wavelength of 395 nm are designed by employing PICS3D(2021) software. The simulation results indicate that the thickness of the InGaN quantum well and GaN barrier...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,930 Views
15 Pages

20 August 2024

Polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) hold immense promise for energy-efficient lighting and full-color display technologies. In particular, blue PLEDs play a pivotal role in achieving color balance and reducing energy consumption. The optimization o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,385 Views
13 Pages

8 January 2020

Junction temperature (Tj) and current have important effects on light-emitting diode (LED) properties. Therefore, the electroluminescence (EL) spectra of blue and green LEDs were investigated in a Tj range of 120–373 K and in a current range of...