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Title: On the symmetry of efficiency-versus-carrier-concentration curves in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes and relation to droop-causing mechanisms

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3544584· OSTI ID:1380523

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). EFRC for Solid State Lighting Science (SSLS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1380523
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 98, Issue 3; Related Information: SSLS partners with Sandia National Laboratories (lead); California Institute of Technology; University of California, Irvine, Merced, and Santa Barbara; Los Alamos National Laboratory; University of New Mexico; Northwestern University; Philips Lumileds Lighting; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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