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Electroluminescence from a forward-biased Schottky barrier diode on modulation Si {delta}-doped GaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1380397· OSTI ID:40204533

Electroluminescence (EL) from a forward-biased Schottky barrier diode on modulation Si {delta}-doped pseudomorphic GaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure with high mobility electron gas is investigated in this work. It has been found that the EL from the InGaAs quantum well can be observed at temperatures up to 90 K. The EL line shape depends on the current density, which reflects the filling of the InGaAs channel with electrons. The total integrated EL intensity depends linearly on the current density. We propose that hole diffusion from an inversion layer at the Schottky barrier is responsible for the observed optical recombination with electrons in the InGaAs quantum well. {copyright} 2001 American Institute of Physics.

Sponsoring Organization:
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OSTI ID:
40204533
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 78; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English