Experimental Study of Optical Transitions in Be-Doped GaAs/AlAs Multiple Quantum Wells

• Authors: J. Kundrotas , A. Čerškus , S. Ašmontas , G. Valušis , B. Sherliker , M. Halsall , P. Harrison , M. Steer
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We present a photoluminescence study of optical transitions in Be acceptor-doped GaAs/AlAs multiple quantum wells at room and liquid nitrogen temperatures. We investigate excitonic spectra and reveal acceptor-impurity induced effects in multiple quantum wells having different width.

Keywords

EN

71.35.-y; 78.55.-m

Discipline

• 78.55.-m: Photoluminescence, properties and materials(for time resolved luminescence, see 78.47.jd)
• 71.35.-y: Excitons and related phenomena

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 107
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 245-249

Dates

published

2005-02

received

2004-08-22

Contributors

author

J. Kundrotas

• Semiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11, 01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

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A. Čerškus

• Semiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11, 01108 Vilnius, Lithuania

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S. Ašmontas

• Semiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11, 01108 Vilnius, Lithuania

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G. Valušis

• Semiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11, 01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

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B. Sherliker

• Department of Physics, UMIST, University of Manchester, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

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M. Halsall

• Department of Physics, UMIST, University of Manchester, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

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P. Harrison

• IMP, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

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M. Steer

• Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JJD, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.107.245