Localised joule heating in AlGaInP light emitting diodes

Electronics Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 1122-1123

  Kettle, J ^a   Perks, R M ^b   Dunstan, P ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; HEATING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALGAINP LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; HEAT GENERATION; INJECTION CURRENT DENSITY; THERMAL MANAGEMENT;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33748771476     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20061488     Document Type: Article

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