Sains Malaysiana 43(10)(2014): 1557–1564
Simulation on the Roles of the Number of Quantum Well and
Doping
in InxGa1-xN
Multiple Quantum Wells LEDs
(Simulasi Peranan Bilangan Telaga Kuantum dan Pendopan dalam Multi Telaga Kuantum InxGa1-xN LEDs)
N. ZAINAL*, E. AZIMAH, Z. HASSAN, H. ABU HASSAN & M.R. HASHIM
Nano-optoelectronics Research and Technology, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800
Penang, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 2 Ogos 2013/Diterima: 10 Februari 2014
ABSTRACT
In this work, the emission efficiency of InxGa1-xN based light emitting
diodes (LEDs)
had been numerically investigated with the variation of the number of quantum
well. From our calculation, we found that non-uniformity of carriers distribution (especially electron) in the wells leads to serious inhomogeneity
of radiative recombination distribution that would degrade the efficiency of
the LED with more wells. However, the problem was minimized when the
selected quantum barriers were doped with a reasonable doping level. Comparison
with other reported experimental works were also included. At the end of this
work, we proposed several types of preferable LEDs designs with optimum
structural parameters.
Keywords: Light emitting diodes; numerical simulation; optical
properties; III-V semiconductors
ABSTRAK
Dalam kajian ini, kecekapan pancaran daripada diod pemancar cahaya (LED) berasaskan InxGa1-xN telah dikaji secara berangka dengan variasi bilangan telaga kuantum. Daripada pengiraan kami, didapati bahawa ketidakseragaman taburan pembawa (terutamanya elektron) dalam telaga memberi kesan kepada ketidakseragaman taburan penggabungan semula menyinar yang serius dan mengurangkan kecekapan LED yang mempunyai bilangan telaga yang tinggi. Walau bagaimanapun, kecekapan diod tersebut dapat diperbaiki apabila sawar kuantum tertentu didopkan pada tahap yang berpatutan. Perbandingan dengan kerja-kerja experimen lain yang telah dilaporkan turut disertakan. Di akhir kajian ini, kami mencadangkan beberapa jenis reka bentuk LED yang lebih baik dengan parameter struktur yang optimum.
Kata kunci: Diod pemancar cahaya; semikonduktor III-V; sifat optikal; simulasi berangka
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