A parametric study of InGaN/GaN nanorod core-shell LEDs

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-177

  Auf Der Maur, Matthias ^a   Sacconi, Fabio ^a   Di Carlo, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Core shell; light emitting diode (LED); nanorod; nitrides; simulation

Indexed keywords

CONTACT POSITION; CORE SHELL; ELECTRON BLOCKING LAYER; INGAN/GAN; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; PARAMETRIC STUDY; QUALITATIVE BEHAVIOR; SIMULATION; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS;

NANORODS; NITRIDES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84871777714     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2012.2226037     Document Type: Article

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