Filling the green gap: A first-principles study of the LiMg 1-xZnxN alloy

Aron Walsh, Su Huai Wei

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Abstract

The lack of an efficient emitter in the 500-600nm range is limiting the adoption of LEDs for indoor lighting applications. The degradation in performance of current InGaN alloys in this range is due to the large lattice mismatch between InN and GaN and associated alloy phase instabilities. We propose and investigate, using first-principles methods, the electronic structure of an alternative LiMg1-xZnxN alloy which has the potential to fill this gap. The small lattice mismatch between LiMgN and LiZnN, along with electronic band gaps spanning the visible range, make them, in principle, ideal candidates for white LED applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2326-2328
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event7th International Conference of Nitride Semiconductors, ICNS-7 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 16 Sep 200721 Sep 2007

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