INTERLAYER T-X SCATTERING IN STAGGERED-ALIGNMENT ALGAAS-ALAS TERNARY ALLOY MULTI-QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES

被引:2
作者
MASUMOTO, Y
MISHINA, T
SASAKI, F
机构
[1] Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
关键词
Electrons--Scattering - Luminescence - Semiconducting Aluminum Compounds - Spectroscopy; Absorption;
D O I
10.1016/0022-2313(90)90141-W
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The interlayer Γ-X scattering rate of photoexcited electrons was measured in staggered-alignment type II AlGaAs-AlAs ternary alloy multi-quantum-well structures. The scattering process was directly probed by the femtosecond pump-and-probe spectroscopy. The mean Γ-X scattering time of electrons across the interface at 4.2 K was determined to be 1.0-1.2 ps, which is longer than that observed recently in GaAs-AlAs short period superlattices and is 20 times longer than that observed in bulk GaAs. The slowing mechanism is ascribed to the small penetration of the evanescent Γ electrons into the AlAs barrier layers. © 1990.
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页码:189 / 191
页数:3
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