The influence of screening on the auger coefficient of 1.3 µm InGaAsP lattice matched to InP

We demonstrate numerically that calculations of the Auger coefficient of 1.3 μm InGaAsP are appreciably affected by the assumed screening parameters, especially at low temperatures and high carrier densities. We also generalize earlier theories of Auger processes to prove that the screening length should be set to infinity in such calculations.