PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EXCITATION SPECTROSCOPY OF THE LASING TRANSITION IN ZN0.85CD0.15SE-ZNS0.08SE0.92 MULTIPLE-QUANTUM WELLS

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作者
KAWAKAMI, Y [1 ]
CAVENETT, BC [1 ]
ICHINO, K [1 ]
FUJITA, S [1 ]
FUJITA, S [1 ]
机构
[1] HERIOT WATT UNIV, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH14 4AS, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 5B期
关键词
ZNCDSE-ZNSSE MQW; LASING MECHANISM; PHOTO PUMPING; PLE; EXCITON;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L730
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Stimulated emission from a Zn0.85Cd0.15Se-ZnS0.08Se0.92 multiple quantum well has been investigated in detail by means of photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy using a pulsed dye laser covering a spectral range from the lowest band edge to the higher subbands in the Zn0.85Cd0.15Se wells and including the band edge of the ZnS0.08Se0.92 barriers or confinement layers. It has been shown that the lowest thresholds are achieved when the layers are resonantly excited at the photon energy of the n=1 heavy-hole exciton state, confirming that excitons play an important role in determing the lasing transition in this structure.
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页码:L730 / L733
页数:4
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