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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 16 — Jul. 30, 2012
  • pp: 17359–17366

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Electrically tunable electroluminescence from SiNx-based light-emitting devices

Dongsheng Li, Feng Wang, Deren Yang, and Duanlin Que  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 16, pp. 17359-17366 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.017359


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Abstract

Two obvious Gauss peaks are observed in SiNx-based light-emitting devices with silver nanoparticles deposited onto the luminous layer, both of which are blue shifted with the increase of injected current. The origin of these two peaks is discussed by means of the changes of their positions, relative intensities, and full width at half maximum. We attribute the blue-shift of both electroluminescence peaks to the improvement of carrier injection as carriers can be injected into higher energy levels along their corresponding band tails, which is also confirmed by the changes of the transport mechanism.

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OCIS Codes
(230.2090) Optical devices : Electro-optical devices
(300.6280) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, fluorescence and luminescence
(310.6860) Thin films : Thin films, optical properties
(350.4600) Other areas of optics : Optical engineering

ToC Category:
Optical Devices

History
Original Manuscript: May 24, 2012
Revised Manuscript: June 25, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: July 10, 2012
Published: July 16, 2012

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Dongsheng Li, Feng Wang, Deren Yang, and Duanlin Que, "Electrically tunable electroluminescence from SiNx-based light-emitting devices," Opt. Express 20, 17359-17366 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-16-17359


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