• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 1, 30 (2018)
Kyung Rock Son1, Byeong Ryong Lee1, Min Ho Jang2, Hyun Chul Park2, Yong Hoon Cho2, and Tae Geun Kim1、*
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  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea
  • 2Department of Physics and KI for the NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.6.000030 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Kyung Rock Son, Byeong Ryong Lee, Min Ho Jang, Hyun Chul Park, Yong Hoon Cho, Tae Geun Kim. Enhanced light emission from AlGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells using the localized surface plasmon effect by aluminum nanoring patterns[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(1): 30 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We investigate the localized surface plasmon (LSP) effect by Al nanorings on the AlGaN/GaN multiple quantum well (MQW) structure emitting at 365 nm. For this experiment, first, the size of Al nanorings is optimized to maximize the energy transfer (or coupling) between the LSP and MQW using the silica nanospheres. Then, the Al nanorings with an outer diameter of 385 nm, which exhibit a strong absorption peak in the near-ultraviolet region, are applied to the top surface of the AlGaN/GaN MQW. The photoluminescence (PL) intensity of the MQW structure with Al nanorings increased by 227% at 365 nm compared to that without Al nanorings. This improvement is mainly attributed to an enhanced radiative recombination rate in the MQWs through the energy-matched LSPs by the temperature-dependent PL and time-resolved PL analyses. The radiative lifetime was about two times shorter than that of the structure without Al nanorings at room temperature. In addition, the measured PL efficiency at room temperature of the structure with Al nanorings was 33%, while that of the structure without Al nanorings was 19%, implying that LSP-QW coupling together with the nanoring array pattern itself played important roles in the enhancement.
    Z=λ/(2π)[(ϵsϵm)/ϵm2]1/2,(1)

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    1/τm=1/τr+1/τnr,(2)

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    ηint(T)=τm(T)/τr(T)=1/[1+τr(T)/τnr(T)],(3)

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    ηPL(T)=I(T)/I12K.(4)

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    Kyung Rock Son, Byeong Ryong Lee, Min Ho Jang, Hyun Chul Park, Yong Hoon Cho, Tae Geun Kim. Enhanced light emission from AlGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells using the localized surface plasmon effect by aluminum nanoring patterns[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(1): 30
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