CARRIER DIFFUSION EFFECTS IN TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE

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BAILEY, DW [1 ]
STANTON, CJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FLORIDA,DEPT PHYS,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
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10.1063/1.106492
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We model time-resolved photoluminescence in GaAs using an ensemble Monte Carlo method coupled with a k.p calculation of the band structure. We show that on a picosecond scale, carrier diffusion perpendicular to the layer significantly reduces the density at the surface and consequently has a first-order effect on luminescence measurements. To illustrate this we compare the calculated luminescence, with and without diffusion, to experimental data.
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