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    Flexible deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes for significant improvement of quantum efficiencies by external bending

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    Authors
    Shervin, Shahab
    Oh, Seung Kyu
    Park, Hyun Jung
    Lee, Keon Hwa
    Asadirad, Mojtaba
    Kim, Seung Hwan
    Kim, Jeomoh
    Pouladi, Sara
    Lee, Sung-Nam
    Li, Xiaohang cc
    Kwak, Joon-Seop
    Ryou, Jae-Hyun
    KAUST Department
    Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
    Electrical Engineering Program
    Date
    2018-02-16
    Online Publication Date
    2018-02-16
    Print Publication Date
    2018-03-14
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/626861
    
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    Abstract
    Deep ultraviolet (DUV) light at the wavelength range of 250‒280 nm (UVC spectrum) is essential for numerous applications such as sterilization, purification, sensing, and communication. III-nitride-based DUV light-emitting diodes (DUV LEDs), like other solid-state lighting sources, offer a great potential to replace the conventional gas-discharged lamps with short lifetimes and toxic-element-bearing nature. However, unlike visible LEDs, the DUV LEDs are still suffering from low quantum efficiencies (QEs) and low optical output powers. In this work, reported is a new route to improve QEs of AlGaN-based DUV LEDs using mechanical flexibility of recently developed bendable thin-film structures. Numerical studies show that electronic band structures of AlGaN heterostructures and resulting optical and electrical characteristics of the devices can be significantly modified by external bending through active control of piezoelectric polarization. Internal quantum efficiency (IQE) is enhanced higher than three times, when the DUV LEDs are moderately bent to induce in-plane compressive strain in the heterostructure. Furthermore, efficiency droop at high injection currents is mitigated and turn-on voltage of diodes decreases with the same bending condition. The concept of bendable DUV LEDs with a controlled external strain can provide a new path for high-output-power and high-efficiency devices.
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    Shervin S, Oh SK, Park HJ, Lee KH, Asadirad M, et al. (2018) Flexible deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes for significant improvement of quantum efficiencies by external bending. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaaabf.
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    The work at University of Houston was supported in part by the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH). The work at Hongik University was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education under grant 2015R1A6A1A03031833. The work at Sunchon National University was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education under grant NRF-2015R1D1A3A01019050 and NRF-2014R1A6A1030419. XL appreciates the support of KAUST Baseline and Startup funding.
    Publisher
    IOP Publishing
    Journal
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
    DOI
    10.1088/1361-6463/aaaabf
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    http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/aaaabf
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