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Express Letter
Amber InGaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes Operable at High Ambient Temperatures
Takashi Mukai,
Hiroki Narimatsu and
Shuji Nakamura
R & D Department,
Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.,
491 Oka, Kaminaka, Anan, Tokushima 774, Japan
(Received March 28, 1998; accepted for publication April 3, 1998)
High-efficiency amber InGaN single-quantum-well (SQW) structure light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) with a luminous efficiency of 10 lm/W were developed. At a
current of 20 mA, the external quantum efficiency, the output power and the emission
wavelength of the amber InGaN SQW structure LEDs were 3.3%, 1.4 mW and 594 nm,
respectively. The output power of InGaN LEDs was about twice as high as that of
AlInGaP LEDs. There was a large difference in the temperature dependence of the
output power between InGaN and AlInGaP LEDs. When the ambient temperature was
increased from room temperature to 80°C, the output power of AlInGaP LEDs
decreased dramatically. On the other hand, the output power of the InGaN LEDs
remained almost constant.
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DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.37.L479
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