EFFECT OF HOLE-LOCALIZATION MECHANISMS ON PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA OF 2-DIMENSIONAL-ELECTRON-GAS SYSTEMS

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作者
ZHANG, YH
LEDENTSOV, NN
PLOOG, K
机构
[1] Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, 7000 Stuttgart 80
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 44卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.44.1399
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Optical spectroscopy on a series of n-type modulation-doped Ga0.47In0.53As/Al0.48In0.52As single quantum wells reveals that the Fermi-edge singularity in luminescence occurs only if localization of photo-generated holes leads to positively charged centers. If the hole localization yields electrically neutral centers, no intensity enhancement of the luminescence near the Fermi edge is observed. The different nature or the hole-localization mechanisms consistently explains previous discrepancies in both the low-temperature luminescence and absorption spectra of Si metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors as well as of modulation-doped GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs, Ga(x)In(1-x)As/InP, and Ga(x)In(1-x)As/Al(y)In(1-y)As quantum wells and heterostructures.
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页码:1399 / 1402
页数:4
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