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Title: Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic AU/AG layers for nitride light-emitting diodes

Abstract

A double-metallic deposition process is used whereby adjacent layers of different metals are deposited on a substrate. The surface plasmon frequency of a base layer of a first metal is tuned by the surface plasmon frequency of a second layer of a second metal formed thereon. The amount of tuning is dependent upon the thickness of the metallic layers, and thus tuning can be achieved by varying the thicknesses of one or both of the metallic layers. In a preferred embodiment directed to enhanced LED technology in the green spectrum regime, a double-metallic Au/Ag layer comprising a base layer of gold (Au) followed by a second layer of silver (Ag) formed thereon is deposited on top of InGaN/GaN quantum wells (QWs) on a sapphire/GaN substrate.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1129018
Patent Number(s):
8685767
Application Number:
12/963,117
Assignee:
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-08NT01581
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Dec 08
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Tansu, Nelson, Zhao, Hongping, Zhang, Jing, and Liu, Guangyu. Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic AU/AG layers for nitride light-emitting diodes. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Tansu, Nelson, Zhao, Hongping, Zhang, Jing, & Liu, Guangyu. Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic AU/AG layers for nitride light-emitting diodes. United States.
Tansu, Nelson, Zhao, Hongping, Zhang, Jing, and Liu, Guangyu. Tue . "Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic AU/AG layers for nitride light-emitting diodes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1129018.
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abstractNote = {A double-metallic deposition process is used whereby adjacent layers of different metals are deposited on a substrate. The surface plasmon frequency of a base layer of a first metal is tuned by the surface plasmon frequency of a second layer of a second metal formed thereon. The amount of tuning is dependent upon the thickness of the metallic layers, and thus tuning can be achieved by varying the thicknesses of one or both of the metallic layers. In a preferred embodiment directed to enhanced LED technology in the green spectrum regime, a double-metallic Au/Ag layer comprising a base layer of gold (Au) followed by a second layer of silver (Ag) formed thereon is deposited on top of InGaN/GaN quantum wells (QWs) on a sapphire/GaN substrate.},
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