Phonon-assisted exciton formation and relaxation in GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs quantum wells

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作者
Gulia, M
Rossi, F
Molinari, E
Selbmann, PE
Lugli, P
机构
[1] UNIV MODENA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-41100 MODENA, ITALY
[2] ECOLE POLYTECH FED LAUSANNE, DEPT PHYS, CH-1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
[3] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA, I-00133 ROME, ITALY
[4] INFM, I-00133 ROME, ITALY
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.R16049
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摘要
A microscopic analysis of exciton formation and relaxation in photoexcited quantum wells is presented. The theoretical approach is based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the coupled free-carrier and exciton dynamics, and includes various mechanisms contributing to exciton formation and relaxation. Our investigation clarifies the ori,ain of excitonic luminescence in time-resolved experiments. In particular, we address the problem of the relative efficiencies of exciton formation assisted by either LO phonons or acoustic phonons, respectively.
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