Abstract
We describe a straightforward technique for the measurement of carrier diffusion in semiconductors. Using an optical microscope we can spatially image luminescence with a resolution of ∼500 nm. We measured the ambipolar diffusion length in a Zn0.75Cd0.25Se-ZnSe single quantum well by fitting the spatially resolved luminescence profile with the solution of the two-dimensional diffusion equation. The ambipolar diffusion length was found to be 498 nm at a carrier density of ∼1X1018 cm-3 and we deduce an ambipolar diffusion constant of 1.7 cm2 s-1.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 536-538 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)