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Light-Emitting Diodes

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References
A. A. Bergh and P. J. Dean, Light-Emitting Diodes, Clarendon Press, Oxford,
1976. This book gives a good picture of light-emitting diodes according to
“old wisdom” and “old technology.” The book is strong on the physics of op-
tical properties and electronic transport, but short on concepts of device
engineering that have led to dramatic advances in LED performance.
The next three texts each give a good short tutorial on LED operation, but the
old preconceptions about limits to LED efficiency are still present.
R. F. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Addison-Wesley, Read-
ing, 1996.
J. Wilson and J. Hawkes, Optoelectronics, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall Europe,
London, 1998.
P. K. Bhattacharya, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, Prentice-Hall, En-
glewood Cliffs, 1994.
Exciting research articles:
I. Schnitzer, E. Yablonovitch, C. Caneau, T. J. Gmitter, and A. Scherer, “30%
External Quantum Efficiency from Surface Textured, Thin-Film Light-
Emitting Diodes,” Applied Physics Letters, 63, 2174–2176, 1993.
P. K. H. Ho, D. S. Thomas, R. H. Friend, and N. Tessler, “All-polymer Opto-
electronic Devices,” Science, 285, 5425 233–236, 1999. Polymer semicon-
ductors will replace inorganic crystalline semiconductors in many impor-
tant applications. It is a certainty. This article will bring you up to date on
a new, important field.

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