Enhanced Photon Emission Efficiency Using Surface Plasmon Effect of Pt Nanoparticles in Ultra-Violet Emitter
Hee-Jung Choi,
Sohyeon Kim,
Eun-Kyung Chu,
Beom-Rae Noh,
Won-Seok Lee,
Soon-Hwan Kwon,
Semi Oh,
Kyoung-Kook Kim
Affiliations
Hee-Jung Choi
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
Sohyeon Kim
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
Eun-Kyung Chu
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
Beom-Rae Noh
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
Won-Seok Lee
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
Soon-Hwan Kwon
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
Semi Oh
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Kyoung-Kook Kim
Department of Advanced Convergence Technology, and Research Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Korea Polytechnic University, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si 15073, Korea
We demonstrate the surface plasmon (SP)-enhanced ultraviolet (UV) emitter using Pt nanoparticles (NPs). The UV emitter is hole-patterned on the p-AlGaN layer to consider the penetration depth of Pt NPs. The Pt NPs with sizes under 50 nm are required to realize the plasmonic absorption in UV wavelength. In this study, we confirm the average Pt NP sizes of 10 nm, 20 nm, and 25 nm, respectively, at an annealing temperature of 600 °C. The absorption of annealed Pt NPs is covered with the 365-nm wavelength. The electroluminescence intensity of SP-UV is 70% higher than that of reference UV emitter without hole-patterns and Pt NPs. This improvement can be attributed to the increase of spontaneous emission rate through resonance coupling between the excitons in multiple quantum wells and Pt NPs deposited on the p-AlGaN layer.
