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Title: Trap-assisted tunneling in InGaN/GaN single-quantum-well light-emitting diodes

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896970· OSTI ID:22350825
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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome (Italy)
  2. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Leibnizstrasse 4, 93055 Regensburg (Germany)

Based on numerical simulation and comparison with measured current characteristics, we show that the current in InGaN/GaN single-quantum-well light-emitting diodes at low forward bias can be accurately described by a standard trap-assisted tunneling model. The qualitative and quantitative differences in the current characteristics of devices with different emission wavelengths are demonstrated to be correlated in a physically consistent way with the tunneling model parameters.

OSTI ID:
22350825
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 13; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English