Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Of Quaternary Alingan-Based Multiple Quantum Wells

Time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) dynamics has been studied in AlInGaN/AlInGaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) grown by a pulsed metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (PMOCVD) procedure. The PL decay kinetics was found to be sensitive to the emission energy and temperature. The PL decay time increases with decreasing emission energy, which is a characteristic of localized carrier/exciton recombination due to alloy fluctuations. Its temperature dependence shows radiative recombination to be the dominant process at low temperatures, indicating a high quality of PMOCVD grown quaternary AlInGaN MQWs and establishing them as promising structures for the active region of deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.