GaN基白光发光二极管失效机理分析

对小功率白光GaN基发光二极管(LED)在室温、40 ℃和70 ℃下进行温度加速老化寿命实验,通过对老化前后不同时间段器件的电学、光学和热学特性进行测量来分析器件的失效机理,着重分析器件的芯片和荧光粉的失效机理.器件老化前后的I-V特性表明:老化过程中,器件的串联电阻和低正向偏压下的隧道电流增大,这是由于器件工作时其芯片的欧姆接触退化和半导体材料的缺陷密度升高而引起的.器件的热特性表明:高温度应力下器件的热阻迅速变大,封装材料迅速退化,这是器件退化的主要原因;光谱曲线表明温度加速了器件的     

功率型白光LED光学特性退化分析

将GaN基蓝光芯片涂敷YAG荧光粉和透明硅胶制成额定功率为1 W的白光发光二极管(LED),对其施加900mA的电流应力,在老化过程中测量白光LED的主要光学参数,考察其光学特性的退化情况。经过4 200 h的老化,样品光通量退化为初始值的15%~18% 。样品的漏电流明显增大,表明芯片有源区缺陷密度提高,但光谱分布图中蓝光部分的辐射量未减少,仅观察到黄光部分辐射量的减少,推断出YAG荧光粉的转换效率降低。同时,从原理上分析了样品色温逐渐增大,显色指数基本不变的原因,对大功率白光LED在照明领域的应用有一定的借鉴意义。     

静电放电对GaN基功率型LED老化特性的影响

对GaN基蓝光功率型LED在老化前和老化期间施加反向人体模式静电放电(ESD),并对静电打击前后及老化前后的LED光学电学参数进行分析。实验结果及理论分析表明,ESD使LED芯片有源层及限制层中产生缺陷,最终导致电学特性及光学特性的变化。ESD给LED带来的损伤可在老化前期过程中被局部恢复,但随着老化时间推移,电参数漂移程度及光衰幅度不断增大,而老化过程中LED对ESD的敏感度增加,使LED抗ESD能力减弱。     

导致单管型白光发光二极管快速光衰的实验研究

很多国内封装的单管(Lamp)型白光发光二极管(LED)半光衰时间往往较短,这与大功率白光LED有很大不同.为了找出导致单管型白光LED快速光衰的真正原因,在分析国内外研究现状的基础上,对不同老化时期的白光LED样品进行解剖,并对封装内部结构材质的变化进行分析.实验发现两种现象,一是有些封装体内固晶胶产生黄变,二是有些蓝光芯片上表面会形成一层深黄色薄膜.去除黄变的固晶胶,或者清洗掉芯片上表面的薄膜后重新封装,白光LED光通量均会有较大提高.荧光粉胶体和固晶胶与蓝光芯片直接接触,并对其完全包围,这两种胶体材料的变性老化对单管型白光LED的光衰有直接重要的影响.     

功率高压LED模组在不同应力下的老化实验

对LED进行应力加速老化实验及分析可以对器件可靠性做出最快、最有效的评估。本文将相同的6V高压功率白光LED分为两组,一组施加180 m A电流应力和85℃温度应力进行高温老化实验,另一组施加180 m A电流应力、85℃高温和85%相对湿度进行高温高湿老化实验。在老化过程中,测试了LED光电参数随老化时间的变化规律。实验结果表明:高温大电流应力下的样品的光退化幅度为0.9%~3.4%,高温高湿大电流应力下的样品的光退化幅度为25.4%~27.8%,高温高湿下样品的老化程度远高于高温老化下样品的老化程度,湿度对LED可靠性有显著的影响。退化的原因包括荧光粉的退化和器件内部欧姆接触退化等。     

Ca5(PO4)3F:Ce,Mn荧光粉的老化性能研究

通过对一系列Ca5(PO4)3F:Ce和Ca5(PO4)3F:Ce,Mn(以下简称FAP:Ce和FAP:Ce,Mn)样品在荧光灯中和在强紫外光(185nm+254nm)辐照下,发光效率衰减规律及样品漫反射光谱的变化的研究,并与普通卤粉((F,Cl)AP:Sb,Mn)进行对比,发现了该材料的老化速率与样品组分的关系,即随着材料中Ce浓度的增大和氧空位的增多,老化速率变快。并根据Ryan老化理论,对材料老化的物理机制进行了初步的推测。     

大功率LED纳米银烧结界面热阻和发光性能

利用纳米银烧结工艺制备大功率LED,重点探究了纳米银键合层的界面热阻及器件发光性能。通过将纳米银膏在不同温度下烧结,系统地研究了烧结温度对纳米银烧结后电阻率及接头剪切强度的影响,并分析了烧结后银膏的晶体结构及接头断口微观形貌。结果表明,接头键合强度和银膜导电率均随纳米银烧结温度的升高而增大。实验中还对比分析了纳米银烧结LED和传统锡银铜（SAC305）焊膏封装LED的界面热阻、结温以及发光性能。与纳米银烧结LED样品相比,传统焊膏封装LED的界面热阻和结温分别提高了8.9%和29.6%,说明纳米银键合层拥有更好的导热性并可及时为芯片散热降温。此外,通过高温老化实验,深入探讨了不同焊膏烧结LED的界面热阻及发光效率变化。实验表明,经过100℃下点亮500 h,纳米银和传统焊膏烧结LED样品的总热阻分别增大了0.03 K/W和4.28 K/W,但纳米银键合层界面热阻比老化前有所降低,同时纳米银烧结LED样品在不同电流下的发光效率始终高于传统焊膏封装LED样品。     

GaN基蓝绿光LED电应力老化分析

对InGaN/GaN多量子阱蓝光和绿光LED进行了室温20,40,60 mA加速电流下的电应力老化研究,发现蓝光与绿光样品经过60 mA电流老化424 h后,其电学性能表现出一定的共性与差异性:在小测量电流下,绿光样品的光衰减幅度较蓝光样品大~9%;而在较大测量电流 (20 mA)下,两者的光衰减幅度基本相同 (18%)。同时,蓝绿光样品的正向电学性能随老化时间的变化幅度基本一致,反映出它们具有相似的退化机制,绿光样品老化后增多的缺陷大部分体现为简单的漏电行为,而并非贡献于非辐射复合中心。在此基础上对GaN基外延结构进行了优化,优化后的LED长期老化的光衰减幅度较参考样品降低了3%。     

GaN基白光LED电极的失效机制

对负电极脱落造成白光LED失效进行了研究。结合扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和能谱分析(EDS)对退化样品芯片进行了表面形貌表征和微区成分分析。SEM观察到退化样品负极脱落处表面粗糙不平,且透明导电薄膜存在颗粒状结晶。经EDS检测发现负极脱落处存在腐蚀性氯元素,并在封装胶中检测出氯。分析认为,封装胶中残留的氯离子与负极中Al层发生的电化学腐蚀是致使样品失效的主要原因。     

便携式拉曼光谱用于文物及文物保护材料光老化作用的快速评价

文物保护与考古工作者最为关心的是从文物中无损提取各种有用信息,了解文物老化状况,以便采取合适的保护措施.文章选用桑蚕丝、书画和彩绘文物常用材料印章、胭脂、朱砂、朱膘国画颜料为样品,采用便携式拉曼光谱仪检测样品在紫外光辐照前后光谱变化,进行文物光老化研究.结果表明,在360 nm波长,照度0.68 w·m-2的紫外光下.蚕丝样品47 h发生明显降解现象;便携式拉曼光谱仪采集的光谱能清晰鉴别出印章印泥种类和来源,灵敏检测出印泥和其他国画颜料经163 h紫外辐照后发生氧化分解及颜料分子结构的变化.该工作为文物现场检测、研究实际环境因素对文物影响作用,为研究文物衰变规律提供了一种便捷检测手段.     

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopic studies on aging-dependent electrochemical degradation of p-toluene sulfonic acid-doped polypyrrole thin film

The conducting polymer polypyrrole thin film was galvanostatically polymerized on stainless steel substrate for the supercapacitor electrode. The electrochemical stability of the electrode was monitored each 30 days of aging up to 90 days. The FTIR analysis showed an increase in intensity of the absorption peaks, especially high growth of the carbonyl peaks after 90 days of aging. The electrochemical capacitance degradation of the electrode was studied using cyclic voltammetric and galvanostatic charge/discharge analysis in 1 M Na₂SO₄ electrolyte, which showed ~?53% of fading in the initial specific capacitance value after 90 days. Further, the electrochemical degradation of polypyrrole electrodes was analyzed in detail using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The analysis showed a large increase in the internal resistance and low-power deliverability of the electrode with respect to aging as the main reasons for the degradation of specific capacitance of the polypyrrole electrode.     

Ultramicroscopy reveals that senescence induces in-situ and vacuolar degradation of plastoglobules in aging watermelon leaves

The dynamics of plastoglobules in chloroplasts in aging watermelon leaves were examined by means of transmission electron microscopy, with the aim to understand the intracellular sites for the degradation of plastoglobules in response to leaf senescence. Plastoglobules in chloroplasts in aging leaves with 40% loss of chlorophyll increased drastically in number and size in comparison with young and mature leaves. As senescence advanced, plastoglobules underwent degradation within chloroplasts, or were secreted outside chloroplasts. There were two distinct types of secretion. One type was that chloroplasts protruded to form plastoglobule-containing vesicles and, as the vesicles were detached from chloroplasts, plastoglobules were carried outside chloroplasts. The other type was that plastoglobules squeezed out through the chloroplast envelope into cytoplasm. Lipid droplets were present in the vacuole and underwent degradation therein. Lipid droplets in the vacuole shared similar ultramicroscopic appearance with plastoglobules in chloroplasts, indicating that plastoglobules were engulfed and degraded by the vacuole after they were secreted outside chloroplasts. These results suggested that senescence induces both in-situ and vacuolar degradation of plastoglobules in aging watermelon leaves.     

Long-Term Hydrothermal Aging Behavior and Life-Time Prediction of Polyamide 6

The long-term hydrothermal aging behavior of polyamide 6 (PA6), with and without stabilizers at 100% relative humidity/90ºC was studied. It was found that the first stage of aging was the Fickian process and corresponded to the physical absorption of water until equilibrium, resulting in slight change of reduced viscosity and chemical structure of the sample of PA6. The second stage of aging was the initiation process of hydrolytic degradation of PA6, which resulted in a decrease of reduced viscosity and increase of end group content. In the final stage of aging, the relative weight gain (W_r) dropped, the reduced viscosity decreased monotonically, and end groups increased continuously, resulting from the hydrolysis of amido links and molecular degradation of PA6. The presence of four types of stabilizers effectively weakened the oxidation reaction and resulting molecular degradation of PA6 during aging. The lifetime of PA6 in a hydrothermal environment was predicted through a method based on the Arrhenius model by considering both temperature and humidity as environmental factors, and, furthermore, was predicted through the time–temperature superposition method.     

Long-Term Hydrothermal Aging Behavior and Aging Mechanism of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites

Long-term hydrothermal aging of polyamide 6 (PA6)/glass fibre (GF) composites was conducted and the effects of the GF on variations of structure and properties of the composites with aging time were investigated. It was found that the first stage of aging was a Fickian process and corresponded to the physical absorption of water until equilibrium, resulting in a slight change of reduced viscosity and chemical structure of the PA6. The water diffusing process was slowed down slightly by addition of the GF. The second stage of aging was the initiation process of hydrolytic degradation of PA6, resulting in a rapid decrease of reduced viscosity and an increase of end group content. In the final stage of aging, the relative weight gain (W_r) dropped, the reduced viscosity decreased and the end groups increased slowly. The degradation rate and carbonyl index of PA6 increased with increasing GF content, and the increasing rate of end groups concentration of the composites was higher than that of pure PA6 during the aging process, indicating addition of GF accelerated the hydrolysis degradation and oxidative aging of PA6. In mechanical property tests, compared with unaged samples of the composites which underwent matrix rupture around the matrix-fiber interfacial layer, for aged samples several smooth fibres without coatings were pulled out and the interfacial debonding was the main failure mode, causing severe deterioration in mechanical properties. The hydrolytic degradation activation energy (E_a) was calculated through a method based on the Arrhenius model by considering both temperature and humidity as environment factors; with increasing GF content, E_a decreased, indicating that the addition of GF made PA6 easier to degrade.     

Comparison of the protection effectiveness of acrylic polyurethane coatings containing bark extracts on three heat-treated North American wood species: Surface degradation

High temperature heat-treatment of wood is a very valuable technique which improves many properties (biological durability, dimensional stability, thermal insulating characteristics) of natural wood. Also, it changes the natural color of wood to a very attractive dark brown color. Unfortunately, this color is not stable if left unprotected in external environment and turns to gray or white depending on the wood species. To overcome this problem, acrylic polyurethane coatings are applied on heat-treated wood to delay surface degradations (color change, loss of gloss, and chemical modifications) during aging. The acrylic polyurethane coatings which have high resistance against aging are further modified by adding bark extracts and/or lignin stabilizer to enhance their effectiveness in preventing the wood aging behavior. The aging characteristic of this coating is compared with acrylic polyurethane combined with commercially available organic UV stabilizers. In this study, their performance on three heat-treated North American wood species (jack pine, quaking aspen and white birch) are compared under accelerated aging conditions. Both the color change data and visual assessment indicate improvement in protective characteristic of acrylic polyurethane when bark extracts and lignin stabilizer are used in place of commercially available UV stabilizer. The results showed that although acrylic polyurethane with bark extracts and lignin stabilizer was more efficient compared to acrylic polyurethane with organic UV stabilizers in protecting heat-treated jack pine, it failed to protect heat-treated aspen and birch effectively after 672 h of accelerated aging. This degradation was not due to the coating adhesion loss or coating degradation during accelerated aging; rather, it was due to the significant degradation of heat-treated aspen and birch surface beneath this coating. The XPS results revealed formation of carbonyl photoproducts after aging on the coated surfaces and chain scission of CN of urethane linkages.     

Degradation behaviors of high power GaN-based blue light emitting diodes

The degradation mechanism of high power InGaN/GaN blue light emitting diodes(LEDs)is investigated in this paper.The LED samples were stressed at room temperature under 350-mA injection current for about 400 h.The light output power of the LEDs decreased by 35%during the first 100 h and then remained almost unchanged,and the reverse current at 5 V increased from 10 9A to 10 7A during the aging process.The power law,whose meaning was re-illustrated by the improved rate equation,was used to analyze the light output power-injection current(L–I)curves.The analysis results indicate that nonradiative recombination,Auger recombination,and the third-order term of carriers overflow increase during the aging process,all of which may be important reasons for the degradation of LEDs.Besides,simulating L–I curves with the improved rate equation reveal that higher-than-third-order terms of carriers overflow may not be the main degradation mechanism,because they change slightly when the LED is stressed.     

基于电容和电导特性分析GaN蓝光发光二极管老化机理

采用正向交流小信号方法测试和分析老化前后GaN发光二极管（LED）的电容-电压特性,结合串联电阻、理想因子、隧穿电流参数讨论负电容以及电导变化情况.基于L-V曲线定性分析老化前后负电容的阈值电压,老化之后样管的受主浓度降低,辐射复合概率下降,大量缺陷以及非辐射复合中心出现,对载流子俘获作用增强,造成负电容降低.反向偏压以及小正向偏压下,隧穿效应导致老化之后样管的电导增大;正向偏压大于2.2 V区域,考虑串联电阻效应,老化后样管电导减小.在分析LED电容-电压、光输出、电学特性曲线与老化机理基础上,通过实验论证以及理论解释表明,负电容以及电导特性可作为分析LED老化特性的参考依据. 关键词： GaN发光二极管 负电容 电导 老化机理     

激光诱导p-GaN掺杂对发光二极管性能改善的分析

采用激光诱导掺锌的方法提高了常规GaN基外延片p-GaN层的空穴浓度,并将它制备成小功率白光发光二极管(LED).对其光电性能做了详细的测量并进行了加速老化实验和分析.结果表明,与常规LED相比,经过激光诱导p-GaN层掺锌LED的光电性能获得了明显改善:正向工作电压VF从3.33V降到3.13V,串联电阻从30.27Ω降到20.27Ω,室温下衰退系数从1.68×10-4降到1.34×10-4,老化1600h后的反向漏电流从超过0.2μA降为不超过0.025μA,器件的预测寿命延长了41%.器件光电性能改善的主要原因是激光诱导掺锌使LED的p-型欧姆接触改善和热阻降低所致.     

衰减全反射红外光谱法的高密度聚乙烯自然老化特性研究

采用衰减全反射红外光谱技术(ATR-FTIR)研究物资储备中广泛使用的滚塑包装箱专用高密度聚乙烯(HDPE),在特定湿热海洋环境的海南万宁实验站1年期内自然老化特性。定性分析老化前后化学结构变化,从断链、支化以及氧化角度区分不同阶段的老化特性,根据特征峰峰强和峰面积变化,定量分析羰基指数和相对结晶度的变化规律,探索老化前后羰基指数、相对结晶度变化与力学性能变化的相关性。结果表明：老化行为三个月内以断裂、支化为主,3~6个月氧化逐渐产生,6个月后氧化和支化占主导地位,9个月后氧化程度逐渐饱和,且老化进程与温度和辐照正相关。12个月后,羰基指数增长112倍,结晶度上升约10%,力学性能中材料拉伸/弯曲模量较拉伸/弯曲强度下降更快。老化前后羰基指数与拉伸模量变化相关系数为0.97,基于720~730 cm-1特征谱带计算的相对结晶度变化与拉伸强度变化相关系数为0.96。结果表明采用ATR-FTIR可以在快速无损检测的前提下,从老化前后化学结构的变化推测力学性能的变化。