Recombination balance parameters for GaN/InGaN/AlGaN single-quantum-well green-lightemitting diodes are extracted from optical power and carrier lifetime measurements. The radiative recombination coefficient B is found to depend on two-dimensional carrier density N, with a low-carrier-density limit of Sublinearity of the light–current characteristic at temperatures K is associated with a nonradiative process whose rate is proportional to The external quantum efficiency of 5.5% at 20 mA results from the internal quantum yield of 63% and the photon extraction efficiency of 8.7%. At low temperatures, a nonradiative loss term proportional to is also identified.
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