Nitride Semiconductor Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

Light emitting diode (LED) performance, including energy efficiency, has improved dramatically in recent years and this has opened up new applications. This was prompted in 1980s by the invention of the blue LED, a wavelength that had previously been missing from the available LED spectrum and which opened the way to providing white light. These nitride-based diodes have led to advancements in high brightness LED technology, solid state lighting, and handheld electronic applications. The book will cover materials, including GaN, InN, AlGaN and InGaN, high brightness LEDs, energy efficiency and performance, reliability, packaging and applications such as lighting and displays.