Fabrication of dicing-free vertical-structured high-power GaN-based light-emitting diodes with selective nickel electroplating and patterned laser liftoff techniques

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 351-353

  Chen, Shiue Lung ^a   Wang, Shui Jinn ^a   Uang, Kai Ming ^b   Chen, Tron Min ^a   Lee, Wei Chi ^a   Liou, Bor We ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WUFENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroplating; GaN; Laser liftoff (LLO); Light output power (Lop); Light emitting diodes (LEDs)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPLATING; FABRICATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; NICKEL PLATING; PASSIVATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

LASER LIFTOFF TECHNIQUES; LIGHT OUTPUT POWER; NICKEL ELECTROPLATING;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33947587499     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.891634     Document Type: Article

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