Transverse magnetic and transverse electric polarized inter-subband absorption and photoconductivity in p-type SiGe quantum wells

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Fromherz, T [1 ]
Kruck, P [1 ]
Helm, M [1 ]
Bauer, G [1 ]
Nutzel, JF [1 ]
Abstreiter, G [1 ]
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[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,WALTER SCHOTTKY INST,D-85784 GARCHING,GERMANY
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10.1063/1.115746
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We have investigated the polarization dependence of subband absorption and photoconductivity in Si/SiGe quantum wells. For samples with a hole concentration of p(s)=2.8x10(12) cm(-2) both transverse magnetic and transverse electric polarized absorptions have been observed, and transitions to several excited states are clearly identified by comparison with self-consistent Luttinger-Kohn type calculations. The photoconductivity is surprisingly little sensitive to the polarization, which indicates the importance of the subsequent transport process on the photocurrent responsivity. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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