Determination of CdTe bulk carrier lifetime and interface recombination velocity of CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 25, 2014, Pages

  Zhao, Xin Hao ^a   Dinezza, Michael J ^a   Liu, Shi ^a   Campbell, Calli M ^a   Zhao, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Yong Hang ^a  

^a AZ 85281   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LIFETIME; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MOLECULAR BEAMS;

DOUBLE HETEROSTRUCTURES; HETERO INTERFACES; INTERFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITY; LATTICE-MATCHED; PHOTON RECYCLING; RADIATIVE LIFETIME; SHOCKLEY READ HALLS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84919657198     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4904993     Document Type: Article

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