Electronic and optical properties of mg xzn 1-xo and be xzn 1-xo quantum wells

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 936-944

  Furno, Enrico ^a,b   Chiaria, Simone ^a   Penna, Michele ^a,b   Bellotti, Enrico ^b   Goano, Michele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BeZnO; MgZnO; Optical gain; Quantum wells; Spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization; Spontaneous emission; UV LEDs; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE REGIONS; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS; NUMERICAL DESIGN; PIEZOELECTRIC POLARIZATIONS; POLARIZATION CHARGES; QUANTUM WELL; SINGLE QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURES; UV LEDS; ZNO; ZNO/MGZNO;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL GAIN; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; ZINC OXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 77954622046     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-010-1163-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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