Improved Efficiency of 255–280 nm AlGaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes

We report on the fabrication and characterization of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with the emission wavelength ranging from 255 to 280 nm depending on the Al composition of the active region. The LEDs were flip-chip bonded and achieved external quantum efficiencies of over 3% for all investigated wavelengths. Under cw operation, an output power of more than 1 mW at 10 mA was demonstrated. A moth-eye structure was fabricated on the back side of the sapphire substrate, and on-wafer output power measurement indicated a 1.5-fold improvement of light extraction.

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