Self-array of one-dimensional GaN nanorods using the electric field on dielectrophoresis for the photonic emitters of display pixel

Abstract

Recently, high-efficiency III-nitride photonic emitters (PEs) for next-generation displays have been studied. Although micro-light-emitting diodes (mu-LEDs), one of the III-nitride PEs, have attracted considerable attention because of their high efficiency and size flexibility, they have encountered technical limitations such as high defect rate, high processing cost, and low yield. To overcome these drawbacks of mu-LEDs, a lot of research on PEs using one-dimensional (1D) gallium nitride-related nanorods (GNRs) capable of horizontally self-positioning on the electrodes has been carried out. The degree of array of GNRs on the interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) is an important factor in the efficiency of the PEs using GNRs to obtain excellent single-pixel characteristics. Therefore, in this study, we demonstrate that the improved performance of self-arrayed GNRs was realized using the dielectrophoresis technique by changing the thickness of IDEs. In addition, the shape and size of vertically aligned GNRs were controlled by the wet process, and GNR-integrated PEs (GIPEs) were driven by perfectly horizontally self-arrayed GNRs on IDEs. The electroluminescence (EL) intensity of the GIPEs was measured at 4-20 V and showed a maximum intensity value at 15 V. Over the injection voltage at 20 V, the EL intensity decreased due to the high current density of GIPEs. The external quantum efficiency (EQE) property of the GIPEs showed a similar efficiency droop as that of conventional III-nitride PEs.