Time-resolved photoluminescence studies of InGaN/GaN single-quantum-wells at room temperature

Chi‐Kuang Sun, Tzu-Yang Chiu, S. Keller, G. Wang, M. S. Minsky, Steven P. DenBaars, John E. Bowers

Applied Physics Letters · 1997 · 56 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

We present a room-temperature study of the well-width-dependent carrier lifetimes in InGaN single-quantum wells. At room temperature, carrier recombination was found to be dominated by interface-related nonradiative processes. The dominant radiative recombination at room temperature was through band-to-band free carriers. For the sample grown at a higher growth rate, we observed a longer luminescence lifetime, which was attributed to an improved quantum well interface.

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