OBSERVATION OF QUASI-BOUND STATES IN SEMICONDUCTOR SINGLE QUANTUM BARRIERS

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LUO, H [1 ]
DAI, N [1 ]
ZHANG, FC [1 ]
SAMARTH, N [1 ]
DOBROWOLSKA, M [1 ]
FURDYNA, JK [1 ]
PARKS, C [1 ]
RAMDAS, AK [1 ]
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[1] PURDUE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1307
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report the observation of quasibound states in single semiconductor barriers, in heterostructures with both type-I and type-II band alignments. We discuss the localization and the shape of wave functions of such states, as well as their density of states. In structures with type-II band alignment (CdSe/ZnTe and CdMnSe/ZnTe) we observe transitions involving electrons confined in the conduction band well and quasibound holes localized in the valence band barrier (both in the CdSe layer). In the system with type-I band alignment (ZnMnSe/ZnSe), transitions between states quasibound in the single ZnMnSe barrier also show clear absorption peaks.
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页码:1307 / 1310
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