STRESS-INDUCED OPTICAL-ACTIVITY IN THE ZINCBLENDE-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS

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ETCHEGOIN, P
CARDONA, M
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[1] Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, D-7000 Stuttgart 80
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10.1016/0038-1098(92)90056-F
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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The point group of zincblende-type semiconductors is T(d). The 6-sigma(d) reflection planes present in this group forbid optical rotatory power (circular birefringence and dichroism)[1]. Under static uniaxial stress along one of the S4 axis T(d) is reduced to D2d and circular birefringence and dichroism become allowed [2]. In this paper we present a microscopic mechanism for the optical activity of the zincblende-type semiconductors under stress using transitions with finite k -> transfer near the GAMMA-point. We also show experimental data for GaAs.
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