Visible Light Emission by a Reverse-Biased Integrated Silicon Diode

In this paper, the paper discussed the emission of visible light by a monolithically integrated silicon diode under reverse bias. The emission of light is achieved using a special defect-engineered buried layer. The light is emitted as punctiform sources by the defects located at the p-n junction of the reverse-biased diode. The influence of the defects on the electrical behavior is manifested as a current-dependent electroluminescence

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