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Simulation of light emitting diodes under piezoelectric polarization

Elsaesser, 2017

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Light-emitting diodes based on piezoelectric GaN hold latent potential in terms of their radiative efficiencies. As such, much effort is being conducted to implement new LED structures to unlock this potential. In polar (0001) wurtzite LEDs a large internal polari-zation …
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