Blocking of Γ→X transfer in GaAs/AlAs short period superlattices due to X-state band filling

P.W.M. Blom; C. Smit; J.E.M. Haverkort; J.H. Wolter

doi:10.1063/1.109375

Blocking of Γ→X transfer in GaAs/AlAs short period superlattices due to X-state band filling

P.W.M. Blom
, C. Smit
, J.E.M. Haverkort
, J.H. Wolter

Applied Physics and Science Education

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We report an experimental study of the optical properties of a GaAs/AlAs short period superlattice (SPSL) by photoluminescence and time-resolved two-pulse correlation experiments. Our SPSL is designed in such a way that the lowest confined Γ state in the GaAs is only slight (30-50 meV) above the X states in the AlAs. Therefore the Γ→X transfer due to LO-phonon emission or interface scattering is prohibited by X-band filling at high excitation densities and small excess energies, which allows us to measure a Γ→X transfer time induced by LO-phonon absorption of 20 ps. By adjusting the laser energy, excitation density, and temperature we are able to transform the emission spectrum of the SPSL completely from a type-I into a type-II transition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2393-2395
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	62
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.109375
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1993

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Blocking of Γ→X transfer in GaAs/AlAs short period superlattices due to X-state band filling

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