CONDUCTION-BAND MINIMUM OF (GAAS)1/(ALAS)1 SUPERLATTICES - RELATIONSHIP TO X MINIMUM OF ALAS

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GE, WK [1 ]
SCHMIDT, WD [1 ]
STURGE, MD [1 ]
PFEIFFER, LN [1 ]
WEST, KW [1 ]
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS, MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.44.3432
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We show that the conduction-band minimum in a (GaAs)1/(AlAs)1 superlattice derives from the X(x,y) minimum of bulk AlAs, not from L of GaAs as predicted by many theoretical calculations. This is shown by the sign of the shift in the low-temperature photoluminescence under [001] stress, by the relative magnitudes of the shifts under [100] and [110] stress, by the phonon sidebands, and by the observation of a splitting under [100] but not under [110] stress.
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