Silicon-based electrically driven microcavity LED
Silicon-based electrically driven microcavity LED
- Author(s): J. Potfajova ; J.M. Sun ; S. Winnerl ; T. Dekorsy ; W. Skorupa ; B. Schmidt ; M. Helm ; S. Mantl ; U. Breuer
- DOI: 10.1049/el:20040574
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- Author(s): J. Potfajova 1 ; J.M. Sun 1 ; S. Winnerl 1 ; T. Dekorsy 1 ; W. Skorupa 1 ; B. Schmidt 1 ; M. Helm 1 ; S. Mantl 2 ; U. Breuer 3
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Affiliations:
1: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
2: Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
3: Central Division of Analytical Chemistry, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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Affiliations:
1: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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Volume 40, Issue 14,
8 July 2004,
p.
904 – 906
DOI: 10.1049/el:20040574 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
A silicon pn-diode was embedded into a microcavity composed of a buried metal silicide as bottom reflector and a Si/SiO2 Bragg mirror as top reflector. Spectral narrowing and an increased intensity of the Si bandgap electroluminescence was observed.
Inspec keywords: spectral line narrowing; silicon; electroluminescence; elemental semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflectors; microcavities; micro-optics; light emitting diodes; silicon compounds
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Subjects: Light emitting diodes; Micro-optical devices and technology; Integrated optics
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