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Vertical Pillar-Superlattice Array and Graphene Hybrid Light Emitting Diodes

2010; American Chemical Society; Volume: 10; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/nl100648y

1530-6992

Jung Min Lee, Jae Woong Choung, Jaeseok Yi, Dong Hyun Lee, Monica Samal, Dong Kee Yi, Chul‐Ho Lee, Gyu‐Chul Yi, Ungyu Paik, John A. Rogers, Won Il Park,

2D Materials and Applications

We report a type of device that combines vertical arrays of one-dimensional (1D) pillar-superlattice (PSL) structures with 2D graphene sheets to yield a class of light emitting diode (LED) with interesting mechanical, optical, and electrical characteristics. In this application, graphene sheets coated with very thin metal layers exhibit good mechanical and electrical properties and an ability to mount, in a freely suspended configuration, on the PSL arrays as a top window electrode. Optical characterization demonstrates that graphene exhibits excellent optical transparency even after deposition of the thin metal films. Thermal annealing of the graphene/metal (Gr/M) contact to the GaAs decreases the contact resistance, to provide enhanced carrier injection. The resulting PSL-Gr/M LEDs exhibit bright light emission over large areas. The result suggests the utility of graphene-based materials as electrodes in devices with unusual, nonplanar 3D architectures.