Vol. 45, Issue 4, pp. 535-543 (2015)

Abstract

The electroluminescence spectra at reverse biases in LED InGaN/GaN heterostructures at liquid nitrogen temperatures were studied. At the reverse bias and T = 77 K, avalanche microplasmas breakdowns were observed. Electroluminescence spectra demonstrate two peaks caused by the recombination of carriers in different parts of the structure (quantum well and p-GaN layer). The temperature narrowing the half-width and the shift of electroluminescence spectra peaks inherent to microplasmas were observed.