Enhancement of the light extraction of GaN-based green light emitting diodes via nanohybrid structures

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1042-1045

  Son, Taejoon ^a   Jung, Kyung Young ^a   Park, Jinsub ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extraction efficiency; Light emitting diode; Morphology; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION; GREEN LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY (LEE); ZNO NANOROD; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; ZINC OXIDE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84877577825     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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