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Thermally stable and conductive nickel-incorporated gallium oxide thin-film electrode for efficient GaN microscale light-emitting diode arrays

Authors
Son, Kyung RockHong, Seok HeeYu, Min JiKim, Tae Geun
Issue Date
1-12월-2022
Publisher
ELSEVIER
Keywords
Microscale light -emitting diodes; P -type contact electrode; Electric -field -induced doping treatment; Ohmic behavior; Thermal stability
Citation
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, v.604
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SCIE
SCOPUS
Journal Title
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume
604
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/146478
DOI
10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154560
ISSN
0169-4332
Abstract
Microscale light-emitting diodes (mu LEDs) have attracted considerable attention as next-generation solid-state lighting sources owing to their reliable performance and attractive properties, such as easy miniaturization and stable operation in various movements. However, the quantum efficiency of mu LEDs is lower than that of largersize LEDs, which hinders their use in high-performance mu LED display applications. Herein, a thermally stable and highly conductive GaOx thin-film as a p-type contact electrode is demonstrated by using electric-field-induced doping treatment (EDT) to achieve high-performance GaN mu LEDs. The proposed GaOx electrode exhibits high transmittance (92%) and low specific contact resistance (3.5 x 10-3 omega cm2), along with high thermal stability (over 10 years at 77 degrees C). Transmission electron microscopy analyses show that conductive channels are formed in the GaOx electrode based on the diffusion of metallic Ni species from the top metal because of EDT, thereby facilitating efficient hole injection into the mu LED pixels with little spreading to the passivation layers. Consequently, the mu LED array with the GaOx electrode exhibited a 12% higher light output power and 57% higher current level than those of a mu LED array with conventional ITO electrodes. The results of this study can guide efforts dedicated to further improving the performance of ITO-based optoelectronic devices, including mu LEDs.
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