GaN/InGaN/GaN disk-in-wire light emitters: Polar vs. nonpolar orientations

Md R. Nishat, S. Alqahtani, Y. Wu, V. Chimalgi, S. Ahmed

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Abstract

In this paper, we computationally evaluate and compare the performance of recently reported In0.25Ga0.75N/GaN disk-in-wire light emitting diodes (LED) grown in the polar (c-plane) and nonpolar (m-plane) crystallographic orientations in terms of built-in fields, electronic bandstructure and interband optical transition rates. The microscopically determined transi-tion parameters were then incorporated into a TCAD LED sim-ulator to obtain the device terminal characteristics. The m-plane structure was found to exhibit higher spontaneous emission rate and improved (along with a delayed droop) internal quantum efficiency (IQE) characteristic.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th International Workshop on Computational Electronics, IWCE 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780692515235
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event18th International Workshop on Computational Electronics, IWCE 2015 - West Lafayette, United States
Duration: 2 Sept 20154 Sept 2015

Publication series

Name18th International Workshop on Computational Electronics, IWCE 2015

Conference

Conference18th International Workshop on Computational Electronics, IWCE 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWest Lafayette
Period2/09/154/09/15

Keywords

  • InGaN disk-in-wire LED
  • QuADS 3-D
  • efficiency droop
  • non-polar direction
  • piezoelectricity
  • solid-state lighting

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