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A photostimulated channel for tunneling in GaAs tunnel diodes is described and identified with the presence of Au impurities on the n side of the space-charge region. The mechanism for the impurity-assisted tunneling is identified with an inelastic excitation of the electronic states associated with the Au impurities.
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