Exciton-acoustic-phonon scattering in (Zn,Cd)Se/ZnSe quantum wells:: The influence of quantum confinement

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Blewett, IJ [1 ]
Bain, DJ [1 ]
Tookey, A [1 ]
Brown, G [1 ]
Galbraith, I [1 ]
Kar, AK [1 ]
Vögele, B [1 ]
Prior, KA [1 ]
Cavenett, BC [1 ]
Wherrett, BS [1 ]
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[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1999年 / 59卷 / 15期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9756
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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The well-width dependence of the exciton-acoustic-phonon scattering rate in (Zn,Cd)Se/ZnSe quantum-well structures is measured using time-integrated femtosecond four-wave mixing at low temperatures, and calculated using a finite-depth quantum-well model. At fixed temperature the highest rates occur at those well widths for which the quantum confinement and the exciton binding energy are maximized. [S0163-1829(99)14115-8].
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页码:9756 / 9759
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