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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 130, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/5.0060151
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- George Washington University
- U.S. National Science Foundation [PHY-1549132]
- Center for Bright Beams
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The anticorrelation between quantum efficiency (QE) and electron spin polarization (ESP) in p-doped GaAs is studied using a Monte Carlo approach, showing that the behavior can be explained by bulk relaxation mechanisms and the time electrons spend in the material.
The anticorrelation between quantum efficiency (QE) and electron spin polarization (ESP) from a p -doped GaAs activated to negative electron affinity is studied in detail using an ensemble Monte Carlo approach. The photoabsorption, momentum and spin relaxation during transport, and tunneling of electrons through the surface potential barrier are modeled to identify fundamental mechanisms, which limit the efficiency of GaAs spin-polarized electron sources. In particular, we study the response of QE and ESP to various parameters, such as the photoexcitation energy, doping density, and electron affinity level. Our modeling results for various transport and emission characteristics are in good agreement with available experimental data. Our findings show that the behavior of both QE and ESP at room temperature can be fully explained by the bulk relaxation mechanisms and the time that electrons spend in the material before being emitted. Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.
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