DELAYED PHOTOCURRENT AFFECTED BY GAMMA-X RESONANCE IN GAAS/ALAS TYPE-I SHORT-PERIOD SUPERLATTICES

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MIMURA, H [1 ]
OHTANI, N [1 ]
HOSODA, M [1 ]
TOMINAGA, K [1 ]
WATANABE, T [1 ]
TANAKA, G [1 ]
FUJIWARA, K [1 ]
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[1] KYUSHU INST TECHNOL, DEPT ELECT ENGN, TOBATA KU, KITAKYUSHU, FUKUOKA 804, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.115224
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Delayed photocurrents were observed in GaAs/AlAs type-I short-period superlattices by measuring time-resolved photoresponses under ultrashort optical pulse excitation. According to the envelope function calculations, the X(1) state in AlAs barriers resonates with the Gamma(2) state in the adjacent GaAs wells at a bias voltage where the delayed photocurrents were conspicuous. These results strongly suggest that the dynamic carrier transport process is significantly influenced by X(1)-Gamma(2) resonance effects in the superlattices. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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