InGaN/GaN triangular shaped multiple quantum wells (QWs) grown by grading In composition with time were adopted as an active layer of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Compared to the LEDs with conventional rectangular QW structures, the triangular QW LEDs showed a higher intensity and a narrower linewidth of electrical luminescence (EL), a lower operation voltage, and a stronger light-output power. EL spectra of the triangular-QW-based LEDs also showed that the peak energy is nearly independent of the injection current and temperature, indicating that the triangular QW LED is more efficient and stable than the rectangular one.
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