INPLANE TRANSPORT OF EXCITONS IN QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES

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作者
TAKAHASHI, Y
MURAKI, K
FUKATSU, S
KANO, SS
SHIRAKI, Y
ITO, R
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, ADV SCI & TECHNOL RES CTR, MEGURO KU, TOKYO, TOKYO 153, JAPAN
[2] UNIV TOKYO, DEPT APPL PHYS, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
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10.1016/0038-1098(93)90623-U
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We have investigated the in-plane transport of photoexcited carriers and excitons in Al0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs quantum well structures as a function of excitation photon energy and temperature at low carrier density (10(8) cm(-2)). We have discovered a strong correlation between the diffusivity and the excitation photon energy; the exciton diffusivity becomes quenched as the excitation photon energy decreases closer to the heavy-hole exciton state. We have also found significant enhancement of diffusivity when a light-hole exciton state is resonantly excited. We attribute the enhancement to the difference between exciton scattering and free carrier scattering.
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