INTERSUBBAND RELAXATION OF HEAVY-HOLE EXCITONS IN GAAS QUANTUM-WELLS

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作者
HOPFEL, RA
RODRIGUES, R
IIMURA, Y
YASUI, T
SEGAWA, Y
AOYAGI, Y
GOODNICK, SM
机构
[1] INST PHYS & CHEM RES, FRONTIER RES PROGRAM, WAKO, SAITAMA 35101, JAPAN
[2] OREGON STATE UNIV, DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN, CORVALLIS, OR 97331 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 47卷 / 16期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.10943
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The temporal dynamics of an exciton in a higher quantum-well subband is observed. The lifetime of the exciton formed by an electron of the lowest subband and a heavy hole of the second subband in GaAs quantum wells is determined by time-resolved luminescence as 130+/-20 ps, in agreement with theoretical estimations of intersubband scattering by acoustic-phonon emission. Consequences for intersubband lasers are substantial.
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页码:10943 / 10946
页数:4
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