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This article reports forward and reverse biased emission in vertical ZnO nanowire/p-GaN heterojunction light emitting diodes (LEDs) grown out of solution on Mg-doped p-GaN films. The electroluminescence spectra under forward and reverse bias are distinctly different. Forward bias showed two peaks centered around 390 nm and 585 nm, while reverse bias showed a single peak at 510 nm. Analysis of the current-voltage characteristics and electroluminescence spectra is presented to determine the transport mechanism and location of electron hole recombination. Reverse bias transport and luminescence are attributed to hot-hole injection from the ZnO nanowires into the GaN film through tunneling breakdown. Forward bias transport and luminescence are attributed to hole injection from the GaN into the ZnO and recombination at defect states inside the ZnO yielding distinct color variations between individual wires. Major resistive losses occurred in the GaN lateral thin film connecting to the vertical ZnO nanowires.
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Wang, X., Cole, J., Dabiran, A.M. et al. ZnO Nanowire/p-GaN Heterojunction LEDs. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1018, 1208 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1018-EE12-08
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