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Carrier recombination mechanisms and efficiency droop in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes

Crawford, Mary H.; Koleske, Daniel K.

In this work, we model the carrier recombination mechanisms in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes as R=An+Bn²+Cn³+f(n), where f(n) represents carrier leakage out of the active region. The term f(n) is expanded into a power series and shown to have higher-than-third-order contributions to the recombination. The total third-order nonradiative coefficient (which may include an f(n) leakage contribution and an Auger contribution) is found to be 8×10^-29 cm⁶ s^-1. Finally, comparison of the theoretical ABC+f(n) model with experimental data shows that a good fit requires the inclusion of the f(n) term.