Effect of quantum well location on single quantum well p-i-n photodiode dark currents

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5898-5905

  Nelson, Jenny ^a   Ballard, Ian ^a   Barnham, Keith ^a   Connolly, James P ^a   Roberts, John S ^b   Pate, Malcolm ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005872224     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.371609     Document Type: Article

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