Mobile excitons and Fermi edge singularities in an interacting 2D electron gas

被引:3
作者
Brum, JA
Brown, S
Hawrylak, P
Young, JF
Wasilewski, Z
机构
[1] UNICAMP, INST FIS, DFESCM, BR-13081970 CAMPINAS, SP, BRAZIL
[2] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT PHYS, VANCOUVER, BC V5Z 1M9, CANADA
[3] UNIV NEW S WALES, SCH PHYS, KENSINGTON, NSW 2033, AUSTRALIA
关键词
electron density; excitation spectra calculations; gallium arsenide; many-body and quasi-particle theories; quantum effects; quantum wells; semiconductor-semiconductor heterostructures;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(96)00436-0
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present theoretical and experimental results on the evolution of the threshold absorption of a 2D electron gas as a function of electron density. We pay particular attention to the low density regime where the spectrum evolves from an exciton to a Fermi edge singularity, The many-body origin of the Moss-Burstein shift is emphasized.
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页码:424 / 427
页数:4
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