Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2011
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.