Recent results on the degradation of white LEDs for lighting

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 35, 2010, Pages

  Meneghesso, G ^a   Meneghini, M ^a   Zanoni, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; GAN BASED LED; GAN-BASED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; NON-RADIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RESEARCH GROUPS; REVERSE-BIAS; SOLID STATE LIGHTING; WHITE LED;

DEGRADATION; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); RELIABILITY;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 78249259333     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/35/354007     Document Type: Article

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