Parabolic quantum wells of diluted magnetic semiconductor Cd1-xMnxTe

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Wojtowicz, T [1 ]
Kutrowski, M [1 ]
Surma, M [1 ]
Kopalko, K [1 ]
Karczewski, G [1 ]
Kossut, J [1 ]
Godlewski, M [1 ]
Kossacki, P [1 ]
Khoi, NT [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WARSAW,INST EXPTL PHYS,PL-00681 WARSAW,POLAND
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10.1063/1.116046
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We report on the growth by molecular beam epitaxy of II-VI semiconductor parabolic quantum wells. Cd1-xMnxTe diluted magnetic semiconductor was chosen for constructing these structures because of its extreme sensitivity to the presence of a magnetic field. Photoluminescence excitation spectra revealed several series of energetically equidistant peaks due to interband optical transitions. The energy separation in a given series scales proportionally to the inverse width of the quantum well as expected for a parabolic confining potential. Analysis of the spectra made possible a model-independent determination of the valence band offset in CdTe/Cd1-xMnxTe. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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