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PN结电致发光

1927
  • Oleg Losev
Light-emitting diode testing in solid state physics laboratory.

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A light-emitting diode is a 半导体 p-n junction. When a suitable forward voltage is applied, electrons from the n-side and holes from the p-side are injected into the depletion region. As they recombine, energy is released. In direct band gap semiconductors, this energy is efficiently emitted as photons of light, a process known as electroluminescence.

LED的基本原理在于半导体pn结的量子力学特性。半导体通过掺杂杂质形成两种类型的区域:n型区,自由电子过剩;p型区,电子(空穴)过剩。在这两个区域的交界处形成耗尽区,产生势垒,阻止零偏压下的电流流动。

施加正向电压后,势垒降低,使得n区电子和p区空穴能够注入到结区。在有源区,这些电子和空穴相遇并复合。每次复合都会使一个电子跃迁到较低的能级,释放能量。这种能量可以以热的形式耗散(非辐射复合),也可以以光子的形式释放(辐射复合)。高效LED的关键在于最大化辐射复合。这通常通过使用直接带隙半导体来实现,因为在直接带隙半导体中,电子和空穴的动量在复合过程中守恒,从而可以直接发射光子。

UNESCO Nomenclature: 2211
– Solid state physics

类型

Physical Device

中断

Foundational

用法

广泛使用

前体

  • 半导体的发现
  • 威廉·肖克利发展了PN结理论
  • 固体和能带的量子理论
  • invention of the point-contact transistor
  • 1907年,HJ Round首次观测到碳化硅发光现象。

应用程序

  • 指示灯
  • 固态照明
  • 光纤通信
  • 遥控器
  • 七段显示器

专利:

  • US2569347A

潜在创新理念

  • bio-integrated leds for optogenetic stimulation in neural tissue
  • li-fi (light fidelity) systems for high-speed wireless data communication
  • wearable sensors that use led spectroscopy to monitor blood glucose non-invasively
  • smart dust with micro-leds for environmental sensing networks
  • plant-specific photosynthetic leds that adapt their spectrum to a plant’s growth stage
  • led-based water purification systems using deep-UV emission
  • quantum dot color-converted micro-leds for hyper-realistic displays
  • flexible, transparent led films for heads-up displays on windows
  • leds integrated into textiles for safety and communication
  • single-photon source leds for quantum cryptography applications
相关术语:pn结、电致发光、半导体、辐射复合、正向偏置、二极管、带隙、固态物理、电子-空穴对、掺杂。

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