Author:
Rockwell Benjamin,Chandrasekhar H.R.,Chandrasekhar Meera,Pollak Fred H.,Shen H.,Chang L.L.,Wang W.I.,Esaki L.
Abstract
AbstractThe pressure coefficients (α) of the excitonic transitions arising from the conduction (CB) to the heavy (HH) and light (LH) hole sub-bands of a GaSb-AlSb multiple quantum well structure (MQW) grown on a GaAs substrate are determined. Photoreflectance (PR) and Photoluminescence (PL) studies are employed at cryogenic temperatures. The α for the ground sub-band transition is ~10% smaller than that for bulk GaSb. This effect is explained by in-plane deformation of the MQW arising from the substrate under external pressure. On the other hand, the α get progressively smaller for the higher sub-band transitions due to quantum confinement The PL intensity drops dramatically as the direct Γ CB crosses the L CB at ~10kBars but the PR intensity persists until the X CB crosses each sub-band energy.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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