INFLUENCE OF PIEZOELECTRIC FIELDS ON RYDBERG ENERGIES IN (GA,IN)AS-GAAS SINGLE QUANTUM-WELLS EMBEDDED IN P-I-N STRUCTURES

被引:9
作者
BIGENWALD, P
GIL, B
BORING, P
机构
[1] Université de Montpellier II, Groupe d'Etudes des Semiconducteurs, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.9122
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We have performed a variational calculation of the heavy-hole exciton for (Ga,In)As-GaAs strained-layer quantum wells embedded in p-i-n structures. The calculation has been made for sample growth along both the (001) and (111) directions. We show that the influence of the piezoelectric field may sometimes lead to strong orientation-dependent properties. In particular, when piezoelectric fields are present, the radiative lifetimes of heavy-hole excitons are strongly dependent on the thickness of the (Ga,In)As layer.
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页码:9122 / 9125
页数:4
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