• 文献标题:   Comparison of metal chloride-doped graphene electrode fabrication processes for GaN-based light emitting diodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KWON KC, KIM BJ, KIM C, LEE JL, KIM SY
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2046-2069
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chung Ang Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1039/c4ra09446h
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

The effect of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching on the performance of light emitting diodes (LEDs) with doped graphene (D-G) electrodes was investigated. The sheet resistance decreased from 220 Omega sq(-1) to 105-140 Omega sq(-1), and the value of the work function increased from 4.2 eV to the 4.9-5.1 eV range after four-layer graphene was doped with metal chlorides. The voltage at a 10 mA current was 5.5 V for LEDs with pristine graphene (P-G) and D-G electrodes when graphene was treated using the ICP etching step. The ICP etching process heated the D-G, recovering P-G properties in D-G and depositing residual photoresist on the graphene surface. Therefore, no difference was found in the electrical and luminance characteristics of P-G and D-G LEDs. The voltage at a 10 mA current was lowered to 4.25-4.5 V for LEDs using D-G electrodes without ICP etching. The luminance properties of these LEDs were improved compared to the LED with a P-G electrode. The decrease in the sheet resistance and increase in the value of the work function in D-G enhanced the electrical properties of the LEDs. Therefore, avoiding the ICP etching step is better for D-G electrodes in GaN-based LEDs.