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High-pressure study of optical transitions in strained In0.2Ga0.8As/GaAs multiple quantum wells
We have measured low-temperature photoluminescence (PL) and absorption spectra of In0.2Ga0.8As/GaAs multiple quantum wells (MQW's) under hydrostatic pressures up to 8 GPa. In PL, only a single peak is observed below 4.9 GPa corresponding to the n = 1 heavy-hole (HH) exciton in the InxGa1-xAs wells. Above 4.9 GPa, new PL lines related to X-like conduction band states appear. They are assigned to the type-II transition from the X(Z) states in GaAs to the HH subband of the InxGa1-xAs wells and to the zero-phonon line and LO-phonon replica of the type-I transition involving the X(XY) valleys of the wells. In addition to absorption peaks corresponding to direct exciton transitions in the wells, a new strong absorption feature is apparent in spectra for pressures between 4.5 and 5.5 GPa. This absorption is attributed to the pseudodirect transition between the HH subband and the X, state of the wells. This gives clear evidence for an enhanced strength of indirect optical transitions due to the breakdown of translational invariance in MQW structures. From experimental level splittings we determine the valence band offset and the shear deformation potential for X states in the In0.2Ga0.8As layer
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A model for scattering due to interface roughness in finite quantum wells
A model for scattering due to interface roughness in finite quantum wells (QWs) is developed within the framework of the Boltzmann transport equation and a simple and explicit expression between mobility limited by interface roughness scattering and barrier height is obtained. The main advantage of our model is that it does not involve complicated wavefunction calculations, and thus it is convenient for predicting the mobility in thin finite QWs. It is found that the mobility limited by interface roughness is one order of amplitude higher than the results derived by assuming an infinite barrier, for finite barrier height QWs where x = 0.3. The mobility first decreases and then flattens out as the barrier confinement increases. The experimental results may be explained with monolayers of asperity height 1-2, and a correlation length of about 33 angstrom. The calculation results are in excellent agreement with the experimental data from AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs QWs
The SSC of the Generalised Jahangir’s Graph Jm,k and its Algebraic Characterizations
In this article, we present important combinatorial and algebraicproperties of spanning simplicial complex (SSC) of the generalised Jahangir’sgraph Jm,k. We describe the relation to find f−vectors associatedto Δs(Jm,k) and determine the Hilbert series for the SR-ring KΔs(Jm,k).In the end, we present the associated primes of the facet ideal IF(Δs(Jm,k))and the Cohen-Macaulay characterization of the SR-ring of Δs(Jm,k).AMS (MOS) Subject Classification Codes: Primary 13-P10, Secondary 13-F20, 13-C14, 13-H10.Corresponding Author: Agha KashifKey Words: Simplicial Complexes, f-vectors, Spanning Trees, Face Ring, Hilbert Series, CohenMacaulay
Intrasubband and intersubband transitions in GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs multiple quantum wells
Infrared absorption in GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs multiple quantum wells is investigated using a polarizer. Two main peaks, with wave numbers 723 and 1092 cm(-1), are observed. The peak with wave number 1092 cm(-1) corresponds to the 0 -> 1 intersubband transition, while the other one corresponds to the intrasubband transition. The polarized absorbance is one order of magnitude higher than the unpolarized one. The authors attribute the intrasubband transition to the plasma oscillation in the quantum wells
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Effect of rapid thermal annealing on InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells
We have studied the effect of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on highly strained InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells by using photoluminescence (PL) and double-crystal X-ray diffraction (DCXRD) measurements. It is found that a distinct additional PL emission peak can be observed for the annealed samples. This PL emission possesses features similar to the PL emission from InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) with the same indium content. It is proposed that this emission stems from QDs, which were formed during the annealing process. This formation is attributed to the favorable diffusion due to the inhomogeneous strain distribution in the InGaAs layer intersurface. The DCXRD measurements also confirm that the dominant relaxation is strain enhanced diffusion under the low annealing temperatures. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
Enhancement of Exciton-Phonon Interaction in InGaN Quantum Wells Induced by Electron-Beam Irradiation
InGaN/GAN multiple quantum wells grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition were irradiated with the electron beam from a low energy accelerator. The electron irradiation induced a redshift by 50 meV in the photoluminescence spectra of the electron-irradiated InGaN/GaN quantum wells, irrespective of the exposure time to the electron beam which ranges from 10 to 1000s. The localization parameter extracted from the temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra was found to increase in the Irradiated samples. Analysis of the intensity of the longitudinal optical phonon sidebands showed the enhancement of the exciton-phonon coupling, indicating that the excitons are more strongly localized in the irradiated InGaN wells. The change in the pholotuminescence spectra. In the irradiated InGa/GAN quantum wells were explained in terms of the increase of indium concentration in indium rich clusters induced by the electron irradiation (C) 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physic
Cellular fatty acid composition of rod and coccus forms of Arthrobacter globiformis, A. crystallopoietes and A. nicotianae isolated from the water fern Azolla.
Oscillator strengths for excitons in quantum wells: free or bound to impurities
The authors use simple analytical models to investigate the oscillator strengths of both free and bound excitons in quantum wells and compare them to their values in the bulk semiconductor. For free excitons in quantum wells it is found that compression of the wavefunction yields a 1/L dependence of the oscillator strength on well width L for narrow wells producing an enhancement of the free exciton oscillator strength. The oscillator strength of bound excitons in quantum wells is found to be decreased slightly from the bulk semiconductor valueThe authors use simple analytical models to investigate the oscillator strengths of both free and bound excitons in quantum wells and compare them to their values in the bulk semiconductor. For free excitons in quantum wells it is found that compression of the wavefunction yields a 1/L dependence of the oscillator strength on well width L for narrow wells producing an enhancement of the free exciton oscillator strength. The oscillator strength of bound excitons in quantum wells is found to be decreased slightly from the bulk semiconductor valu
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