MONOLAYER ISLANDS IN AN INTERRUPTED-GROWTH TYPE-II SINGLE-QUANTUM-WELL

被引:7
作者
HEFFERNAN, JF [1 ]
HEGARTY, J [1 ]
PLANEL, R [1 ]
机构
[1] CNRS,MICROSTRUCT & MICROELECTR LAB,F-92220 BAGNEUX,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 52卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.52.7818
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We have observed splittings in the luminescence and excitation spectra of a GaAs/AlAs type-II single quantum well with growth interruption at the interfaces. The splittings indicate the formation of large monolayer-smooth islands with a lateral extent much larger than the type-II indirect-exciton Bohr radius. Evidence for exciton diffusion between islands on a microsecond time scale is also presented.
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页码:7818 / 7821
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