Investigation of ZnO-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes

Ching Ting Lee, Hao Yu Chang

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Abstract

Recently, ZnO-based semiconductors have been deposited on various substrates using various methods. Furthermore, they were used in ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVLEDs) due to inherent properties including wide direct bandgap and high binding energy. In this work, two different deposition systems were utilized to deposit the ZnO-based films. The resulted films were applied to fabricate the ZnO-based UVLEDs. Firstly, the high quality i-ZnO films were deposited as the active layer by using the vapor cooling condensation system to enhance the internal quantum efficiency. Secondly, the double-heterostructured MgZnO/ZnO/MgZnO layers were deposited as the active layer at low temperature using the vapor cooling condensation system to enhance light intensity. Furthermore, various component ratios of i- MgZnO and i-MgBeZnO films were deposited using a radio frequency (RF) magnetron co-sputter system. Consequently, the deposited films with various energy bandgaps were stacked alternately to form the active layer of multiple-quantum well (MQW) UVLEDs. The light emitting intensity of MQW UVLEDs was better than that of the traditional p-i-n UVLEDs. This phenomenon was attributed to the carrier confinement in well layers and improvement probability of radiative recombination.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOxide-Based Materials and Devices V
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819499004
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event5th Annual Oxide Based Materials and Devices Conference - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 2014 Feb 22014 Feb 5

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8987
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

Other5th Annual Oxide Based Materials and Devices Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period14-02-0214-02-05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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