LIU Meng-ling, GAO Yi-lin, HU Hong-po etc. Effect of Interdigitated SiO<sub>2</sub> Current Blocking Layer on External Quantum Efficiency of High Power LEDs[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2017,38(6): 786-792
LIU Meng-ling, GAO Yi-lin, HU Hong-po etc. Effect of Interdigitated SiO<sub>2</sub> Current Blocking Layer on External Quantum Efficiency of High Power LEDs[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2017,38(6): 786-792 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20173806.0786.
Effect of Interdigitated SiO2 Current Blocking Layer on External Quantum Efficiency of High Power LEDs
In order to alleviate current crowding around p-electrode of high power blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and improve its external quantum efficiency (EQE)
a SiO
2
current blocking layer (CBL) was deposited between ITO transparent conductive layer and p-GaN by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). An interdigitated SiO
2
CBL pattern was then fabricated by photolithography and BOE wet etching process. The effect of interdigitated SiO
2
CBL on the current spreading performance of high power LED was analyzed using commercial SimuLED package. It is found that the current crowding around the p-electrode is effectively alleviated by employing the interdigitated SiO
2
CBL. Comparing with the high power LED without interdigitated SiO
2
CBL
the light output power is significantly improved. At 350 mA injection current
the external quantum efficiency of the high power LED with interdigitated SiO
2
CBL is 18.7% higher than that of LED without interdigitated SiO
2
CBL.
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