Observation of Gamma-X resonances in type-I GaAs/AlAs semiconductor superlattices: Anomaly in photoluminescence

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作者
Hosoda, M [1 ]
Mimura, H [1 ]
Ohtani, N [1 ]
Tominaga, K [1 ]
Fujita, K [1 ]
Watanabe, T [1 ]
Inomata, H [1 ]
Nakayama, M [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA CITY UNIV,DEPT APPL PHYS,SUMIYOSHI KU,OSAKA 558,JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 55卷 / 20期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.13689
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We report the direct observation of Gamma-X resonances in type-I GaAs/AlAs semiconductor superlattices under an electric field. Photoluminescence (PL) associated with the first X-z state in the AlAs and the first Gamma heavy-hole state in the GaAs was found in type-I superlattices. The PL strongly increased its intensity due to Gamma-X mixing, by tuning the resonance between the X, state and the second Gamma-electron state in the adjacent GaAs layer. This observation gives clear evidence that Gamma-X scattering and mixing often occur even in type-I superlattices under an electric field.
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页码:13689 / 13696
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