Electroluminescence in n-type GaAs unipolar nanoLEDs.

IF 3.1 2区物理与天体物理 Q2 OPTICS

Optics letters Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI:10.1364/OL.546063

Bejoys Jacob, João Azevedo, Jana B Nieder, Bruno Romeira

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Abstract

In this Letter, we report the observation of electroluminescence (EL) at ∼866 nm from n-i-n unipolar (electron-transporting) III-V GaAs nanoLEDs. The devices consist of nanopillars with a top diameter of 166 nm, arranged in a 10 × 10 pillar array. Hole generation through impact ionization and Zener tunneling is achieved by incorporating an AlAs/GaAs/AlAs double-barrier quantum well within the epilayer structure of the n-i-n diode. Time-resolved EL measurements reveal decay lifetimes >300 ps, allowing us to estimate an internal quantum efficiency (IQE) higher than 2% at sub-mA current injection. These results demonstrate the potential for a new, to the best of our knowledge, class of n-type nanoscale light-emitting devices.

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Optics letters 物理-光学

CiteScore

6.60

自引率

8.30%

发文量

2275

审稿时长

1.7 months

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