Impact ionization, recombination, and visible light emission in AlGaAs/GaAs high electron mobility transistorsa)
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 70 (1) , 529-531
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.350269
Abstract
This communication describes a detailed experimental investigation of light emitted from AlGaAs/GaAs high electron mobility transistors biased at high drain voltages where impact ionization occurs. We present the electroluminescence spectra in 1.1–3.1 eV energy range. The strong correlation of the integrated intensity of photons with hν≳1.7 eV with the product of hole current generated by impact ionization and of electron current indicates that the recombination process is the main mechanism for visible light emission.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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