Free Excitons in GaN


B. Monemar, J. P. Bergman, I. A. Buyanova, W. Li
Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linköping University

H. Amano, I. Akasaki
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Meijo University

This article was received on June 3, 1996 and accepted on July 8, 1996.

Abstract

Optical spectra on free exciton properties for GaN are presented and discussed, in particular the influence of epitaxial strain and temperature. The exciton-phonon coupling is also manifested via the temperature dependence of the LO phonon replicas of the free exciton.

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Exciton spectra and epitaxial strain.
  • Temperature dependence of exciton spectra.
  • Temperature shifts of exciton energies.
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    Cite this article as: MRS Internet J. Nitride Semicond. Res. 1, 2(1996).

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