Decoupling recombination mechanisms and trap state localization in direct bandgap semiconductors using photoluminescence decay

In this work, we show that extraction of the true bulk lifetime from the biexponential decay that follows from low initial carrier density photoluminescence decay experiments is not generally possible, and introduce new models to enable extraction of the bulk lifetime in the case where the initial carrier density exceeds the doping level. From measurements with high initial carrier density, we establish quasi-equilibrium between localized and …