• DocumentCode
    861215
  • Title

    Correlation of tunnelling currents and tunable luminescence in selectively diffused nipi LEDs

  • Author

    Ackley, D.E. ; Mantz, J. ; Lee, H. ; Nouri, N. ; Cheponis, R. ; Shieh, C.-L.

  • Author_Institution
    Siemens Res. & Technol. Labs., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    560
  • Lastpage
    561
  • Abstract
    Measurements of the current/voltage characteristics and electroluminescence spectra of nipi LEDs with selectively diffused contacts have been performed over the temperature range 3-300 K. Good correlation has been observed between the forward characteristics of the diodes and the tuning of the electroluminescence. Analysis of the I/V characteristics indicates that the recombination occurs by electron tunnelling through the parabolic potential barriers.
  • Keywords
    electroluminescence; light emitting diodes; semiconductor superlattices; tunnelling; 3 to 300 K; current/voltage characteristics; doping superlattices; electroluminescence spectra; electron tunnelling; forward characteristics; parabolic potential barriers; selectively diffused n-i-p-i LED; tunable luminescence; tunnelling currents;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19890382
  • Filename
    19779