EXCITON LOCALIZATION IN INXGA1-XAS/GAAS QUANTUM-WELLS OBSERVED BY TEMPERATURE-MODULATED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE

被引:11
作者
GAL, M
XU, ZY
GREEN, F
USHER, BF
机构
[1] CSIRO,DIV RADIOPHYS,EPPING,NSW 2121,AUSTRALIA
[2] TELECOM AUSTRALIA,RES LABS,CLAYTON,VIC 3168,AUSTRALIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.1546
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Temperature-modulated photoluminescence is used to study the recombination processes in In(x)Ga1-xAs/GaAs single and multiple quantum wells between 8 and 70 K. The measured spectra correspond to the temperature derivative of the photoluminescence signal. We have compared the experimental data with calculations based on the temperature-dependent localized and delocalized excition energy, density, and linewidth, and have found good agreement between theory and experiment. It is shown that temperature-modulated photoluminescence spectroscopy can be used to obtain the exciton binding and localization energies.
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页码:1546 / 1550
页数:5
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