Quantitative analysis of light emission from SiGe quantum wells

被引:25
作者
Fukatsu, S [1 ]
Akiyama, H [1 ]
Shiraki, Y [1 ]
Sakaki, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,ADV SCI & TECHNOL RES CTR,MEGURO KU,TOKYO 153,JAPAN
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10.1016/0022-0248(95)00365-7
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O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Spontaneous emission from strained Si1-xGex/Si quantum wells (QW) and allied structures is explored with primary focus on optical characterization in the time domain. Time-correlated single photon counting method is used with complementary steady-state analysis to solicit a wealth of otherwise evasive information on the basis of steady-state measurement alone. Two-dimensional nature of quantum-confined free excitons in strained Si1-xGex/Si QWs, carrier dynamics associated with exciton localization in superlattices, and surface recombination kinetics in near surface quantum confined geometry are described to demonstrate the potential of combined use of time-resolved and steady-state luminescence analysis for characterization of indirect gap strained Si1-xGex/Si QWs.
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