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Electroluminescence Characteristics of Inorganic(p-GaN/MgO)-Organic (Alq3) Hybrid p-n Junction Light EmittingDiodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2011

Akihiko Kikuchi
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Sophia University, 7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
Tomoyuki Tsuji
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Sophia University, 7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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Abstract

Inorganic/organic hybrid light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (IO-HyLEDs) composedof p-type GaN/n-type Tris-(8-hydoroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3)were fabricated with and without thin MgO electron-blocking layer (EBL) atthe inorganic/organic interface. These LEDs showed clear and stable currentrectifying diode characteristics and electroluminescence (EL) peaked at UVregion at room temperature. For the sample with MgO-EBL, obvious enhancementof green emission from Alq3 layer was observed. This resultsuggests that due to effective suppression of electron transport from Alq3 to p-GaN by MgO-EBL, radiative recombination of electronsand holes in Alq3 layer was enhanced. It was indicated that theband engineering technique can be applied to control the emission propertyof inorganic/organic hybrid LED.

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