EXCITONS IN SUPERLATTICES

被引:15
作者
JOHNSON, NF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAVENDISH LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,ENGLAND
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10.1088/0953-8984/2/8/016
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
A simple nonvariational approach for calculating exciton binding energies in superlattices is developed. The approach is sufficiently versatile that it applies in the limits of strongly coupled and isolated quantum wells, and in the presence of external fields. Excellent agreement is obtained with experimental binding energies in GaAs/GaAlAs using only bulk k.p parameters as input.
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页码:2099 / 2104
页数:6
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