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Title: Nanostructured High Performance Ultraviolet and Blue Light Emitting Diodes for Solid State Lighting

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/920184· OSTI ID:920184

We report on research results in this project which synergize advanced material science approaches with fundamental optical physics concepts pertaining to light-matter interaction, with the goal of solving seminal problems for the development of very high performance light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the blue and near ultraviolet for Solid State Lighting applications. Accomplishments in the duration of the contract period include (i) new means of synthesizing AlGaN and InN quantum dots by droplet heteroepitaxy, (ii) synthesis of AlGaInN nanowires as building blocks for GaN-based microcavity devices, (iii) progress towards direct epitaxial alignment of the dense arrays of nanowires, (iv) observation and measurements of stimulated emission in dense InGaN nanopost arrays, (v) design and fabrication of InGaN photonic crystal emitters, and (vi) observation and measurements of enhanced fluorescence from coupled quantum dot and plasmonic nanostructures. The body of results is presented in this report shows how a solid foundation has been laid, with several noticeable accomplishments, for innovative research, consistent with the stated milestones.

Research Organization:
Brown Univ., Providence, RI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-03NT41941
OSTI ID:
920184
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English