ELECTROLUMINESCENCE AND IMPACT IONIZATION PHENOMENA IN A DOUBLE-BARRIER RESONANT TUNNELING STRUCTURE

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作者：

WHITE, CRH ^{[1
]}

SKOLNICK, MS ^{[1
]}

EAVES, L ^{[1
]}

LEADBEATER, ML ^{[1
]}

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[1] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT PHYS,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 58卷 / 11期

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10.1063/1.104352

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

Electroluminescence (EL) due to impact ionization in the high field region of a double-barrier resonant tunneling structure is reported. Knowledge of the charge distribution in the structure enables a detailed analysis to be made of the impact ionization rate as a function of electric field. Large peak-to-valley ratios of 15:1 in the EL emission intensity from the quantum well active region are observed.

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