Enhancement of Light Output Intensity by Integrating ZnO Nanorod Arrays on GaN-Based LLO Vertical LEDs

C. H. Chiu, chaeyeon lee, Chu‐Li Chao, B. S. Cheng, Hung-Wen Huang, Hao‐Chung Kuo, Tien‐Chang Lu, S. C. Wang, Wan-Lin Kuo, Chi‐Sheng Hsiao,

Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters · 2008 · 33 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Enhancement of light output intensity for GaN-based vertical light-emitting diodes (LEDs), combining wafer bonding and the laser lift-off (LLO) process, employing an omnidirectional extraction surface with synthesized single-crystal ZnO nanorod arrays in aqueous solution at room temperature is presented. The light output intensity and wall-plug efficiency of the GaN-based LLO vertical LED with the omnidirectional extraction surface by ZnO nanorod arrays shows 38.9 and increases, respectively, at 200 mA current injections compared to that of a vertical LED without ZnO nanorod arrays. The ZnO nanorod arrays not only support a current spreading layer but enhance the probability of photon escape through the omnidirectional extraction surface.

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