Enhanced light collection of GaN light emitting devices by redirecting the lateral emission using nanorod reflectors

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Cheng, Yun Wei ^a   Pan, Kun Mao ^a   Wang, Cheng Yin ^a   Chen, Hung Hsien ^a   Ke, Min Yung ^a   Chen, Cheng Pin ^a   Hsieh, Min Yann ^a   Wu, Han Ming ^a   Peng, Lung Han ^a   Huang, Jianjang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PHYSICAL OPTICS; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

BROKEN SYMMETRIES; ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; GUIDED MODES; LIGHT COLLECTIONS; NANOROD ARRAYS; SIDE-WALLS; SURFACE NORMAL DIRECTIONS;

NANORODS;

GALLIUM; GALLIUM NITRIDE; METAL; NANOROD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 58149236803     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/3/035202     Document Type: Article

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