Strong efficiency improvement of SOI-LEDs through carrier confinement

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 383-385

  Hoang, Tu ^a   LeMinh, Phuong ^a   Holleman, Jisk ^a   Schmitz, Jurriaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Integrated optoelectronics; Light sources; Light emitting diodes (LEDs); Luminescent devices; Optoelectronic devices; Semiconductor devices; Silicon on insulator (SOI) technology

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INFRARED RADIATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

CARRIER INJECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 34247621365     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2007.895415     Document Type: Article

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