III-Nitride Ultraviolet Emitters: Technology and Applications

✍ Scribed by Michael Kneissl, Jens Rass (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 453
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 227
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in group III-nitride based ultraviolet LED and laser technologies, covering different substrate approaches, a review of optical, electronic and structural properties of InAlGaN materials as well as various optoelectronic components. In addition, the book gives an overview of a number of key application areas for UV emitters and detectors, including water purification, phototherapy, sensing, and UV curing. The book is written for researchers and graduate level students in the area of semiconductor materials, optoelectronics and devices as well as developers and engineers in the various application fields of UV emitters and detectors.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
A Brief Review of III-Nitride UV Emitter Technologies and Their Applications....Pages 1-25
Growth and Properties of Bulk AlN Substrates....Pages 27-46
Vapor Phase Epitaxy of AlGaN Base Layers on Sapphire Substrates for Nitride-Based UV-Light Emitters....Pages 47-73
Growth Techniques of AlN/AlGaN and Development of High-Efficiency Deep-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes....Pages 75-113
Impacts of Dislocations and Point Defects on the Internal Quantum Efficiency of the Near-Band-Edge Emission in AlGaN-Based DUV Light-Emitting Materials....Pages 115-136
Optical Polarization and Light Extraction from UV LEDs....Pages 137-170
Fabrication of High Performance UVC LEDs on Aluminum-Nitride Semiconductor Substrates and Their Potential Application in Point-of-Use Water Disinfection Systems....Pages 171-192
AlGaN-Based Ultraviolet Laser Diodes....Pages 193-217
Solar- and Visible-Blind AlGaN Photodetectors....Pages 219-266
Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes for Water Disinfection....Pages 267-291
Application of UV Emitters in Dermatological Phototherapy....Pages 293-319
UV Emitters in Gas Sensing Applications....Pages 321-349
UV Fluorescence Detection and Spectroscopy in Chemistry and Life Sciences....Pages 351-386
UV-B Elicitation of Secondary Plant Metabolites....Pages 387-414
Application of LEDs for UV-Curing....Pages 415-434
Back Matter....Pages 435-442

✦ Subjects

Optical and Electronic Materials; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Semiconductors