PHOTOINDUCED INTERSUBBAND ADSORPTION IN N-TYPE WELL-DOPED AND BARRIER-DOPED QUANTUM-WELLS

被引:2
作者
GARINI, Y [1 ]
COHEN, E [1 ]
EHRENFREUND, E [1 ]
RON, A [1 ]
LAW, KK [1 ]
MERZ, JL [1 ]
GOSSARD, AC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,CTR QUANTIZED ELECTR STRUCT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(92)90409-Y
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using infrared (IR) photomodulation spectroscopy in lightly doped GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum wells (MQW), we study the changes in the e1-e2 intersubband absorption due to the interband excitations. For the barrier doped MQWs, we find that an impurity level which is approximately 60 meV below the barrier band-gap, strongly affects both the shape and intensity of the intersubband transitions. No such effects are observed in the well-doped MQWs.
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页码:561 / 564
页数:4
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