Transport imaging for contact-free measurements of minority carrier diffusion in GaN, GaN/AlGaN, and GaN/InGaN core-shell nanowires

Abstract

Minority carrier diffusion lengths (Ld) are measured for GaN, GaN/AlGaN, and GaN/InGaN core-shell nanowires using a technique based on imaging of recombination luminescence. The effect of shell material on transport properties is measured. An AlGaN shell produces Ld values in excess of 1 μm and a relative insensitivity to wire diameter. An InGaN shell reduces effective diffusion length, while a dependence of Ld on diameter is observed for uncoated nanowires.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 28, 2011
Source ID
10.1063/1.3573832

Entities

People

  • A. Alec Talin
  • C. P. Ong
  • George T. Wang
  • Lee Baird
  • N. M. Haegel
  • Qiming Li
  • R. Adam Cole

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • National Nuclear Security Administration
  • National Science Foundation
  • Naval Postgraduate School
  • Sandia National Laboratories

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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