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Solid State Physics Fundamentals of LED Thermal Behavior

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Thermal Management for LED Applications

Part of the book series: Solid State Lighting Technology and Application Series ((SSLTA,volume 2))

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This chapter provides the basics on the physics of light-emitting diode (LED) operation: band structures, carrier transport, different recombination mechanisms, etc. and presents the Shockley model of ideal semiconductor diodes. Device construction techniques, LED packaging styles —all affecting LED efficiency/efficacy are also discussed.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks are due to the following researchers from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Dr. Lixia Zhao, Dr. Ping Ma, Dr. Hua Yang, Dr. Xiaoyan Yi, Dr. Xiaoli Ji, Dr. Tongbo Wei, Dr. Jianchang Yan, and MPhil Bin Xue.

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  1. Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Science, A35, QingHua East Road, 912, 100083, Beijing, Haidian District, P. R. China

    Dr. Jinmin Li, Junxi Wang & Zhe Liu

  2. Department of Electron Devices, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Bldg. Q, 1117, Budapest, Hungary

    András Poppe

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Li, J., Wang, J., Liu, Z., Poppe, A. (2014). Solid State Physics Fundamentals of LED Thermal Behavior. In: Lasance, C., Poppe, A. (eds) Thermal Management for LED Applications. Solid State Lighting Technology and Application Series, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5091-7_2

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