Theoretical characterization and computational discovery of ultra-wide-band-gap semiconductors with predictive atomistic calculations

E Kioupakis, S Chae, K Bushick, N Pant… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
First-principles calculations based on density-functional theory have become an established
theoretical characterization toolkit to understand and predict the structural and functional …

Atomistic analysis of Auger recombination in -plane (In,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells: Temperature-dependent competition between radiative and nonradiative …

JM McMahon, E Kioupakis, S Schulz - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We present an atomistic theoretical study of the temperature dependence of the competition
between Auger and radiative recombination in c-plane (In, Ga) N/GaN quantum wells with …

[HTML][HTML] From atomistic tight-binding theory to macroscale drift–diffusion: Multiscale modeling and numerical simulation of uni-polar charge transport in (In, Ga) N …

M O'Donovan, D Chaudhuri, T Streckenbach… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Random alloy fluctuations significantly affect the electronic, optical, and transport properties
of (In, Ga) N-based optoelectronic devices. Transport calculations accounting for alloy …

Quantum states in disordered media. I. Low-pass filter approach

F Gebhard, AV Nenashev, K Meerholz, SD Baranovskii - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The current burst in research activities on disordered semiconductors calls for the
development of appropriate theoretical tools that reveal the features of electron states in …

Quantum states in disordered media. II. Spatial charge carrier distribution

AV Nenashev, SD Baranovskii, K Meerholz, F Gebhard - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The space-and temperature-dependent electron distribution n (r, T) is essential for the
theoretical description of the optoelectronic properties of disordered semiconductors. We …

Wigner-Weyl description of light absorption in disordered semiconductor alloys using the localization landscape theory

JP Banon, P Pelletier, C Weisbuch, S Mayboroda… - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
The presence of disorder in semiconductors can dramatically change their physical
properties. Yet, models faithfully accounting for it are still scarce and computationally …

Impact of random alloy fluctuations on the carrier distribution in multicolor (,)/ quantum well systems

M O'Donovan, P Farrell, J Moatti, T Streckenbach… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
The efficiency of (In, Ga) N-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is limited by the failure of
holes to evenly distribute across the (In, Ga) N/Ga N multiquantum well stack that forms the …

Multiscale simulations of uni-polar hole transport in (In, Ga) N quantum well systems

M O'Donovan, P Farrell, T Streckenbach… - Optical and Quantum …, 2022 - Springer
Understanding the impact of the alloy micro-structure on carrier transport becomes important
when designing III-nitride-based light emitting diode (LED) structures. In this work, we study …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Theory and simulation of highly mismatched semiconductor alloys using the tight-binding method

CA Broderick, EP O'Reilly, S Schulz - Journal of Applied Physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The electronic structure of highly mismatched semiconductor alloys is characterized by
carrier localization and strongly influenced by the local alloy microstructure. First-principles …

[HTML][HTML] Origin of the injection-dependent emission blueshift and linewidth broadening of III-nitride light-emitting diodes

N Pant, X Li, E DeJong, D Feezell, R Armitage… - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
III-nitride light-emitting diodes (LEDs) exhibit an injection-dependent emission blueshift and
linewidth broadening that is severely detrimental to their color purity. By using first-principles …