This paper reports the illustration of electron blocking layer (EBL)-free AlGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) operating in the deep-ultraviolet (DUV) wavelength at
In this Letter, the electron-blocking-layer (EBL)-free AlGaN ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) using a strip-in-a-barrier structure have been proposed. The quantum barrier (QB) structures are systematically engineered by integrating a 1 nm intrinsic
- Award ID(s):
- 1944312
- PAR ID:
- 10191357
- Publisher / Repository:
- Optical Society of America
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Optics Letters
- Volume:
- 45
- Issue:
- 18
- ISSN:
- 0146-9592; OPLEDP
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- Medium: X Size: Article No. 5125
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- Article No. 5125
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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