Effect of spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization on the optical characteristics of blue light-emitting diodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6669, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kuo, Yen Kuang ^a   Yen, Sheng Horng ^a   Tsai, Miao Chan ^a   Liou, Bo Ting ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

InGaN; Light emitting diode; Numerical simulation; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CARRIER DISTRIBUTION; PIEZOELECTRIC POLARIZATIONS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 42149102536     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.733860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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