Stark Ladder Photoluminescence of X States in GaAs/AlAs Type-I Superlattices

Autor: Naoki Ohtani, Naoki Ohtani, Makoto Hosoda, Makoto Hosoda, Hidenori Mimura, Hidenori Mimura, Koji Tominaga, Koji Tominaga, Toshihide Watanabe, Toshihide Watanabe
Zdroj: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics; March 1997, Vol. 36 Issue: 3 p1884-1884, 1p
Abstrakt: We report on an observation of Stark ladder photoluminescence (PL) of X states in GaAs/AlAs type-I superlattices. The PL line exhibits a linear blue shift corresponding to one half the period of the superlattice with increasing bias voltage. The PL intensity then becomes maximum when X1-?2 mixing occurs. Carrier sweep-out from the X states is drastically improved by the X1-?2 mixing. These results demonstrate that optical properties even in type-I superlattices are seriously affected by the mixing of X states with a higher ? subband under an electric field.
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