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Title: Localization landscape theory of disorder in semiconductors. III. Application to carrier transport and recombination in light emitting diodes

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B
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  1. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan). Graduate Inst. of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  2. Univ. Paris-Saclay, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France). Lab. of Condensed Matter Physics
  3. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). School of Mathematics
  4. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials
  5. Univ. Paris-Saclay, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France). Lab. of Condensed Matter Physics; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials

In this paper we introduce a novel method to account for quantum disorder effects into the classical drift-diffusion model of semiconductor transport through the localization landscape theory. Quantum confinement and quantum tunneling in the disordered system change dramatically the energy barriers acting on the perpendicular transport of heterostructures. In addition, they lead to percolative transport through paths of minimal energy in the two-dimensional (2D) landscape of disordered energies of multiple 2D quantum wells. This model solves the carrier dynamics with quantum effects self-consistently and provides a computationally much faster solver when compared with the Schrödinger equation resolution. The theory also provides a good approximation to the density of states for the disordered system over the full range of energies required to account for transport at room temperature. The current-voltage characteristics modeled by three-dimensional simulation of a full nitride-based light emitting diode (LED) structure with compositional material fluctuations closely match the experimental behavior of high-quality blue LEDs. The model allows also a fine analysis of the quantum effects involved in carrier transport through such complex heterostructures. Finally, details of carrier population and recombination in the different quantum wells are given.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Buildings and Industry. Building Technologies Office; Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taipei (Taiwan); French National Research Agency (ANR); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
Contributing Organization:
Ecole Polytechnique Paris National Taiwan University
Grant/Contract Number:
EE0007096; 104-2923-E-002-004-MY3; 105-2221-E-002-098-MY3; ANR-14-CE05-0048-01
OSTI ID:
1429094
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1352105; OSTI ID: 1635237
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Vol. 95, Issue 14; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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