ROOM-TEMPERATURE ELECTROLUMINESCENCE AT WAVELENGTHS OF 5-7-MU-M FROM HGCDTE HETEROSTRUCTURE DIODES

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ASHLEY, T
ELLIOTT, CT
GORDON, NR
HALL, RS
MAXEY, CD
MATTHEWS, BE
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[1] ROYAL SIGNALS & RADAR ESTAB,DEF RES AGCY,MALVERN WR14 3PS,WORCS,ENGLAND
[2] GEC LTD,MARCONI INFRARED LTD,MILLBROOK IND ESTATE,SOUTHAMPTON SO15 0EG,HANTS,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.112728
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Room-temperature electroluminescence at peak wavelengths of 5-7 mu m has been observed in metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy-grown mercury cadmium telluride, fully impurity doped, heterostructure, mesa diodes. The internal quantum efficiency at low injection for 5 mu m emission is around 4X10(-4). Maximum output power at 295 K is 6 nW from an 80 mu m diameter device (120 mu W Cm-2) at 50% duty cycle. The dependence of intensity on current, the emission spectra, and an infrared microscope image of the emission are presented. (C) 1994 American Institute of Physics.
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