LOW-TEMPERATURE-GROWN GAAS QUANTUM-WELLS - FEMTOSECOND NONLINEAR OPTICAL AND PARALLEL-FIELD TRANSPORT STUDIES

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作者
KNOX, WH
DORAN, GE
ASOM, M
LIVESCU, G
LEIBENGUTH, R
CHU, SNG
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] AT&T BELL LABS,SSTC,BRIENIGSVILLE,PA 18031
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10.1063/1.105297
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We find that GaAs-AlGaAs quantum wells grown at low temperature (300-degrees-C) by molecular beam epitaxy are nearly semi-insulating and exhibit a broadened excitonic resonance. Studies of the femtosecond time-resolved nonlinear optical saturation response and parallel-field transport properties indicate that a subpicosecond nonradiative decay dominates the carrier recombination of this material. Annealing of low-temperature-grown quantum wells causes the arsenic point defects to form arsenic metallic precipitates within the quantum wells and up-shifts the absorption edge.
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