Transferable, flexible white light-emitting diodes of GaN p–n junction microcrystals fabricated by remote epitaxy

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106075
• Publication Date: 2021-05-05T17:18:57Z
• Authors: Junseok Jeong; Dae Kwon Jin; Joonghoon Choi; Junho Jang; Bong Kyun Kang; Qingxiao Wang; Won Il Park; Mun Seok Jeong; Byeong-Soo Bae; Woo Seok Yang; Moon J. Kim; Young Joon Hong
• Keywords: Homojunction

Abstract The remote epitaxy of GaN p–n homojunction microcrystals (μCs) is demonstrated for fabricating transferable, flexible white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs). The GaN p–n junction μCs are randomly grown on graphene-coated Al2O3(0001), which are then delaminated for mass-transfer onto conducting copper tape. The μCs-LED shows electrical rectification and white electroluminescence (EL) emission. The μCs-WLED exhibits reliable LED performances after repetitive bending deformations and cycling temperature environments. Based on the transferability, the μCs-WLEDs are patterned and assembled to matrix arrays, which exhibit homogeneous, reliable performances even at a bent form. We discuss that the origin of white EL emission is mixing of blue and yellow–red EL emissions from p-GaN and n-GaN sides, respectively, based on photoluminescence spectroscopic measurements. This study opens a way of fabricating the transferable, flexible, and modular light panels through remote epitaxy.