Near-threshold gain mechanisms in GaN thin films in the temperature range of 20-700 K

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Bidnyk, S [1 ]
Schmidt, TJ
Little, BD
Song, JJ
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[1] Oklahoma State Univ, Ctr Laser & Photon Res, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA
[2] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Phys, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA
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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 74卷 / 01期
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10.1063/1.123114
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report the results of an experimental study on near-threshold gain mechanisms in optically pumped GaN epilayers in the temperature range of 20-700 K. High-quality single-crystal GaN films grown on 6H-SiC and (0001) sapphire were used in this study. We show that the dominant near-threshold gain mechanism is inelastic exciton-exciton scattering for temperatures below similar to 150 K, characterized by band-filling phenomena and a low stimulated emission (SE) threshold. An analysis of both the temperature dependence of the SE threshold and the relative shift between stimulated and band-edge-related emission indicates electron-hole plasma is the dominant gain mechanism for temperatures exceeding 150 K. Based on our results, we discuss possibilities of reducing the room-temperature lasing threshold in laser diode structures with a GaN active medium. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)01401-1].
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