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Electron-hole plasma luminescence in GaP

N. Bontemps, +2 more
- 01 Nov 1978 - 
- Vol. 21, pp 1375-1376
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In this article, an experimental investigation of the luminescence of strongly excited pure GaP has been performed as function of input light intensity and temperature, and three distinct situations are observed: the spectrum consists of a band, due to the recombination of the electron-hole liquid (EHL), coexisting with an exciton-rich gas phase.
Abstract
An experimental investigation of the luminescence of strongly excited “pure” GaP has been performed as function of input light intensity and temperature. Three distinct situations are observed. For T K , the spectrum consists of a band, due to the recombination of the electron-hole liquid (EHL), coexisting with an exciton-rich gas phase. At T ≳ 40 K , the EHL band is still apparent, but the gas has evolved into an electron-hole plasma (EHP). Finally, at T > 60 K , only the EHP recombination remains and exhibits a density dependent lineshape as expected. The density at which the metal-insulator Mott transition occurs is compared to the calculations using the Debye-Huckel criterion.

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Excitonic Molecule Bound to the Isoelectronic Nitrogen Trap in GaP

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The complex form of donor energy levels in gallium phosphide

TL;DR: In this paper, a variable gamma model was applied to the present knowledge of donor excited states obtained from electronic Raman scattering, bound exciton 'two-electron' luminescence satellites and direct photoexcitation spectra.
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Electron-hole liquid in GaP

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