The development of nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has led to advancements in high brightness LED technology for solid state lighting, handheld electronics and advanced bioengineering applications. Nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) reviews fabrication, performance and applications of this technology that encompass the state-of-the-art material/device development and practical nitride-based LED design considerations.
Part one reviews the fabrication of nitride semiconductor LEDs. Chapters cover molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of nitride semiconductors, modern metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) techniques and the growth of nitride-based materials, and gallium nitride (GaN)-on-sapphire and GaN-onsilicon technologies for LEDs. Nanostructured, non-polar and semi-polar nitridebased LEDs, as well as phosphors-coated nitride LEDs, are also discussed. Part two covers the performance of nitride LEDs including photonic crystal LEDs, surface plasmon enhanced LEDs, colour tuneable LEDs, and LEDs based on quantum wells and quantum dots. Further chapters discuss the development of LED encapsulation technology and the fundamental efficiency droop issues in gallium indium nitride (GaInN) LEDs. Finally, part three highlights applications of nitride LEDs including liquid crystal display (LCD) backlighting, infra-red emitters, and automotive lighting.
Nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is a technical resource for academics, physicists, materials scientists, electrical engineers, and those working in the lighting, consumer electronics, automotive, aviation and communications sectors.