Fabrication of Efficient Light-Emitting Diodes with a S elf-Assembled Photonic Crystal Array of Polystyrene Nanoparticles

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-50

  Danner, Aaron J ^a   Wang, Benzhong ^b   Chua, Soo Jin ^b   Hwang, Jeong Ki ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research   (India)

Author keywords

Light emitting diodes (leds); Lithography; Photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING SUBSTRATES; EPITAXIALLY GROWN; ETCH MASK; LIGHT EXTRACTION; LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (LEDS); LIGHT-EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; LIQUID PHASE; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DIMENSIONS; POLYSTYRENE NANOPARTICLES; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; SEMI-CONDUCTOR SURFACES; TOP SURFACE; WAFER SURFACE;

DIODES; EXTRACTION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LITHOGRAPHY; POLYSTYRENES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SUBSTRATES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 70249122516     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.912474     Document Type: Article

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