Effect of piezo electric field on emission characteristics in GaN/AlGaN quantum wells

被引:17
作者
Honda, T
Miyamoto, T
Sakaguchi, T
Kawanishi, H
Koyama, F
Iga, K
机构
[1] Kohgakuin Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Hachioji, Tokyo 192, Japan
[2] Tokyo Inst Technol, Precis & Intelligence Lab, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
GaN; quantum well; Piezo effect; lasers;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(98)00230-9
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
The transition probability has been estimated in strained GaN/AlGaN quantum wells (QWs) taking into account a carrier separation caused by the piezo electric field. It is found that the decrease of transition probability is not significant under high-level carrier injection for weakly strained QWs as high as 0.2%. However, that decrease should be considered in strongly strained QWs as about 1%. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:644 / 647
页数:4
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