“…16 The optical properties of these heterostructures may be altered by engineering the material structure, such as variations in the In content of the In x Ga 1Àx N QWs, the width of the QWs, the width of the GaN capping layer, and the inclusion of a doped underlayer. 17 Indeed, research into this material system continues because the internal quantum efficiency drops signicantly with increasing emission wavelength (the 'green gap'), 17 a process which has been attributed to intrinsic eld effects, alloy uctuations and nonradiative defects. 18,19 The internal electric elds lead to shis in the electronic bands (band bending) at the interfaces, because the Fermi level is pinned at the surface, and therefore a measurement of band bending in a depth-resolving fashion would provide useful insights into the electronic structure within the stack, which is a crucial factor in determining device performance.…”