DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF HEAVY-HOLE EXCITON TRANSPORT IN TYPE-II GAAS/ALAS SUPERLATTICES

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作者
GILLILAND, GD
ANTONELLI, A
WOLFORD, DJ
BAJAJ, KK
KLEM, J
BRADLEY, JA
机构
[1] IBM CORP,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
[2] SANDIA NATL LABS,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87185
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3717
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have directly measured the transport of heavy-hole excitons in a type-II GaAs/AlAs superlattice, Our results constitute the first direct confirmation of exciton localization in type-II structures and thermal activation to more mobile states. We have also developed a quantitative model to explain our transport and kinetics results, and have obtained the nonradiative interfacial defect density.
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页码:3717 / 3720
页数:4
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