Abstract
Strain in the semiconductor light emitting layers has profound effect on the energy band structure and the optical properties of the light emitting diodes (LEDs). Here, we report the fabrication and characterization of GaN nanorod LED arrays. We found that the choice of nanorod passivation materials results in the variation of strain in the InGaN/GaN quantum wells, and thus the corresponding change of light emission properties. The results were further investigated by performing Raman measurement to understand the strain of nanorods with different passivation materials and by calculating the optical transition energy of the devices under the influence of strain-induced deformation potential and the piezoelectric polarization field.
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