• DocumentCode
    894951
  • Title

    Unipolar electroluminescence in GaAs by tunnel injection of minority carriers

  • Author

    Ballantyne, J.M.

  • Volume
    56
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1968
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    Electroluminescence in the 1.49-eV spectral region has been observed in n-type gallium-arsenide-insulator-metal structures under pulsed dc bias of proper polarity. The behavior of the luminescence with bias indicates that the light output is due to radiative recombination in the semiconductor of holes which are tunnel injected from the metal through the insulating film.
  • Keywords
    Charge carrier processes; Crystals; Electrodes; Electroluminescence; Gallium arsenide; Insulation; Luminescence; Metal-insulator structures; Ohmic contacts; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1968.6183
  • Filename
    1448113