title: Efficiency enhancement in a-plane InGaN/GaN light emitters with carbon nanotubes.
abstract: This study investigates the coupling modes of a-plane InGaN/GaN mutiquantum wells (MQWs) with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The enhancement of light emissions at resonance photon energies can be explained by the surface plasmon coupling of the MQW-SWCNT hybrid structure. The photoluminescence (PL) enhancement ratios of the indigo (2.90 eV) emission from MQWs with SWCNTs reveal three coupling modes at 2.50 eV, 2.97 eV, and 3.42 eV. In addition, the trend of the PL intensity ratios and efficiencies corresponds to that of the PL enhancement ratios. The PL efficiencies for the green (2.46 eV) and indigo (2.90 eV) emissions of SWCNT-coated MQWs are 32% and 110% better than the corresponding values of uncoated MQWs, respectively. The results show that the MQW-SWCNT hybrid structure has the potential to be applied in high-efficiency light emitters in the visible and ultraviolet range.
authors: Department of Physics and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hooyoung
authors: H
authors: Song
authors: Jooyoung
authors: J
authors: Suh
authors: Eun Kyu
authors: EK
authors: Kim
authors: Kwonwoo
authors: K
authors: Shin
authors: Jong Hun
authors: JH
authors: Han
authors: Sung-Min
authors: SM
authors: Hwang
authors: Keun Man
authors: KM
authors: Song