SPECTROSCOPIC DETERMINATION OF THE BAND OFFSET IN CDTE/CD1-XMNXTE MULTIPLE QUANTUM-WELLS GROWN ON INSB SUBSTRATES

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作者
GREGORY, TJ
HILTON, CP
NICHOLLS, JE
HAGSTON, WE
DAVIES, JJ
LUNN, B
ASHENFORD, DE
机构
[1] UNIV E ANGLIA,SCH PHYS,NORWICH NR4 7TJ,NORFOLK,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV HULL,DEPT ENGN DESIGN & MANUFACTURE,HULL HU6 7RX,N HUMBERSIDE,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0022-0248(90)91043-P
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O7 [晶体学];
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0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
The effect of magnetic fields on the photoluminescence from CdTe/Cd1-xMnxTe multiple quantum wells grown by molecular beam epitaxy on InSb has been studied. We have attempted to determine the band offsets by measuring the field-induced shifts in the emission energies for structures with periods greater than 140 Å. Difficulties caused by uncertainties concerning the electron-hole binding energy and the extent of magnetic polaron formation are highlighted. For x ≈ 0.25 we confirm that the structures are of type I and find a valence band offset in the range 30-55 meV (provided that magnetic polarons do not form in the barriers). Preliminary results for small period (40 to 100 Å) structures are also discussed. © 1989.
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