Nitride-based LEDs with oblique sidewalls and a light guiding structure

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Kuo, D S ^a   Chang, S J ^a   Shen, C F ^b   Ko, T C ^b   Ko, T K ^b   Hon, S J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b EPISTAR CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT GUIDING; LIGHT-EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; OUTPUT INTENSITY; SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES; SIMPLE METHOD; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

ACIDS; EXTRACTION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PHOSPHORIC ACID;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 77951239458     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/25/5/055010     Document Type: Article

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