Room temperature current injection polariton light emitting diode with a hybrid microcavity

Nano Lett. 2011 Jul 13;11(7):2791-5. doi: 10.1021/nl2011164. Epub 2011 Jun 20.

Abstract

The strong light-matter interaction within a semiconductor high-Q microcavity has been used to produce half-matter/half-light quasiparticles, exciton-polaritons. The exciton-polaritons have very small effective mass and controllable energy-momentum dispersion relation. These unique properties of polaritons provide the possibility to investigate the fundamental physics including solid-state cavity quantum electrodynamics, and dynamical Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). Thus far the polariton BEC has been demonstrated using optical excitation. However, from a practical viewpoint, the current injection polariton devices operating at room temperature would be most desirable. Here we report the first realization of a current injection microcavity GaN exciton-polariton light emitting diode (LED) operating under room temperature. The exciton-polariton emission from the LED at photon energy 3.02 eV under strong coupling condition is confirmed through temperature-dependent and angle-resolved electroluminescence spectra.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gallium / chemistry*
  • Light*
  • Nanotechnology
  • Particle Size
  • Photons
  • Quantum Theory
  • Semiconductors
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • gallium nitride
  • Gallium