Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation

Titled nanowire LED is brighter Nanowire LEDs are more robust than thought in their emission wavelengths, light output when put on flexible substrates, even under mechanical bending. A collaborative team led by Prof William S. Wong from University of Waterloo, Canada demonstrates vertical GaN nanowi...

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Autores principales: Mohsen Asad, Renjie Wang, Yong-Ho Ra, Pranav Gavirneni, Zetian Mi, William S. Wong
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2f7f6501704d4ae98073fea758b120542021-12-02T18:17:29ZOptically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation10.1038/s41528-019-0059-z2397-4621https://doaj.org/article/2f7f6501704d4ae98073fea758b120542019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-019-0059-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2397-4621Titled nanowire LED is brighter Nanowire LEDs are more robust than thought in their emission wavelengths, light output when put on flexible substrates, even under mechanical bending. A collaborative team led by Prof William S. Wong from University of Waterloo, Canada demonstrates vertical GaN nanowire LEDs on flexible PET substrates and optimize the light output by tuning the geometric orientation and substrate bending. A facile double-transfer method is developed to migrate the nanowires to a flexible PET substrate while keeping the devices in their original orientation and thus the light output insensitive to substrate bending. More interestingly, the light output can be greatly increased by tilting the GaN nanowires by a small angle from the normal plane, due to enhanced electromagnetic coupling. This work presents a viable way to add the flexibility to nanowire LED devices without compromising the performance.Mohsen AsadRenjie WangYong-Ho RaPranav GavirneniZetian MiWilliam S. WongNature PortfolioarticleElectronicsTK7800-8360Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ENnpj Flexible Electronics, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2019)
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language EN
topic Electronics
TK7800-8360
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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spellingShingle Electronics
TK7800-8360
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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Mohsen Asad
Renjie Wang
Yong-Ho Ra
Pranav Gavirneni
Zetian Mi
William S. Wong
Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
description Titled nanowire LED is brighter Nanowire LEDs are more robust than thought in their emission wavelengths, light output when put on flexible substrates, even under mechanical bending. A collaborative team led by Prof William S. Wong from University of Waterloo, Canada demonstrates vertical GaN nanowire LEDs on flexible PET substrates and optimize the light output by tuning the geometric orientation and substrate bending. A facile double-transfer method is developed to migrate the nanowires to a flexible PET substrate while keeping the devices in their original orientation and thus the light output insensitive to substrate bending. More interestingly, the light output can be greatly increased by tilting the GaN nanowires by a small angle from the normal plane, due to enhanced electromagnetic coupling. This work presents a viable way to add the flexibility to nanowire LED devices without compromising the performance.
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author Mohsen Asad
Renjie Wang
Yong-Ho Ra
Pranav Gavirneni
Zetian Mi
William S. Wong
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Renjie Wang
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title Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
title_short Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
title_full Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
title_fullStr Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
title_full_unstemmed Optically invariant InGaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
title_sort optically invariant ingan nanowire light-emitting diodes on flexible substrates under mechanical manipulation
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/2f7f6501704d4ae98073fea758b12054
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