MgO nano-pyramids structure for enhancement of light extraction efficiency in vertical lightemitting diodes

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Son, Jun Ho ^a   Yu, Hak Ki ^a   Lee, Jong Lam ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FIELD EMISSION; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHTING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE STRUCTURE; ZINC OXIDE;

CRITICAL ANGLES; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; INGAN/GAN; LIGHT OUTPUT POWER; LIGHT-EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; NOVEL METHODS; REFRACTIVE-INDEX MODULATION; ROUGHENED SURFACES; SIDE EMISSION; SOLID STATE LIGHTING; SURFACE-TEXTURING; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; VERTICAL LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; ZNO;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 77956995394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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