Detection of hot electrons originating from an upper valley at ∼1.7eV above the Γ valley in wurtzite GaN using electron emission spectroscopy

Ho, Wan Ying; Alhassan, Abdullah I.; Lynsky, Cheyenne; Chow, Yi Chao; Myers, Daniel J.; DenBaars, Steven P.; Nakamura, Shuji; Peretti, Jacques; Weisbuch, Claude; Speck, James S.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.107.035303

Detection of hot electrons originating from an upper valley at $\sim 1.7 eV$ above the $Γ$ valley in wurtzite GaN using electron emission spectroscopy

Journal Article · 31 December 2022 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.107.035303· OSTI ID:2418004

^[1]; Alhassan, Abdullah I.; Lynsky, Cheyenne; ; Myers, Daniel J.; ; Nakamura, Shuji; ; Weisbuch, Claude; Speck, James S.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0007096; EE0009691

OSTI ID:: 2418004

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 107; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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