Confinement of light hole valence‐band states in pseudomorphic InGaAs/Ga(Al)As quantum wells

1990 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 957-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.‐P. Reithmaier ◽  
R. Höger ◽  
H. Riechert ◽  
P. Hiergeist ◽  
G. Abstreiter
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Light Hole

scholarly journals Valence Band Mixing in GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Wells Adjacent to Self-Assembled InAlAs Antidots

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Takuya Kawazu
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Energy Barrier ◽  
Heavy Hole ◽  
Electronic States ◽  
Light Hole ◽  
Photoluminescence Excitation ◽  
Band Mixing ◽  
Valence Band Mixing

Optical properties of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells (QWs) in the vicinity of InAlAs quantum dots (QDs) were studied and compared with a theoretical model to clarify how the QD strain affects the electronic states in the nearby QW. In0.4Al0.6As QDs are embedded at the top of the QWs; the QD layer acts as a source of strain as well as an energy barrier. Photoluminescence excitation (PLE) measurements showed that the QD formation leads to the increase in the ratio Ie-lh/Ie-hh of the PLE intensities for the light hole (lh) and the heavy hole (hh), indicating the presence of the valence band mixing. We also theoretically calculated the hh-lh mixing in the QW due to the nearby QD strain and evaluated the PLE ratio Ie-lh/Ie-hh.

Heavy-to-light hole intersubband absorption in the valence band of GaAs/AlAs heterostructures

2013 ◽  
Vol 1509 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Hossain ◽  
Z. Ikonic ◽  
J. Watson ◽  
J. Shao ◽  
P. Harrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Diffusion Length ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Light Hole ◽  
Intersubband Transitions ◽  
Intersubband Absorption ◽  
Solid Carbon Source ◽  
P Type ◽  
Theoretical Simulations

ABSTRACTWe performed a thorough investigation of mid-infrared heavy-to-light hole intersubband absorption in the valence band of p-doped GaAs quantum wells with AlAs barriers. For the p-type doping a high-purity solid carbon source was used. The experimental results are compared with theoretical simulations. The inclusion of layer inter-diffusion well reproduces the transition energies. We estimate a 6-10 Å inter-diffusion length that is consistent with electron microscopy measurements. A careful analysis of our results provides valuable information for further design of emitters and detectors based on hole intersubband transitions in the valence band.

Effects of Giant Optical Anisotropy in R-plane GaN/AlGaN Quantum Wells by Valence Band Mixing

PIERS Online ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Nan Chen ◽  
Kao-Feng Yarn ◽  
Win Jet Luo ◽  
Jih-Chen Chiang ◽  
Ikai Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Optical Anisotropy ◽  
Band Mixing ◽  
Valence Band Mixing

Exchange splitting of light hole excitons in Al1−χGaχAs-GaAs quantum wells

1991 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 553-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin W. Berz ◽  
Lucio Claudio Andreani ◽  
Edgar F. Steigmeier ◽  
Franz-Karl Reinhart
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Light Hole ◽  
Exchange Splitting

A Purely Spectroscopic Technique for Determining Energy Band Offsets in Quantum Wells

1991 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil S. Koteies
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Spectroscopic Technique ◽  
Band Offsets ◽  
Band Energy ◽  
Semiconductor Quantum Wells ◽  
Sensitive Function

ABSTRACTWe have developed a novel experimental technique for accurately determining band offsets in semiconductor quantum wells (QW). It is based on the fact that the ground state heavy- hole (HH) band energy is more sensitive to the depth of the valence band well than the light-hole (LH) band energy. Further, it is well known that as a function of the well width, Lz, the energy difference between the LH and HH excitons in a lattice matched, unstrained QW system experiences a maximum. Calculations show that the position, and more importantly, the magnitude of this maximum is a sensitive function of the valence band offset, Qy, which determines the depth of the valence band well. By fitting experimentally measured LH-HH splittings as a function of Lz, an accurate determination of band offsets can be derived. We further reduce the experimental uncertainty by plotting LH-HH as a function of HH energy (which is a function of Lz ) rather than Lz itself, since then all of the relevant parameters can be precisely determined from absorption spectroscopy alone. Using this technique, we have derived the conduction band offsets for several material systems and, where a consensus has developed, have obtained values in good agreement with other determinations.

Determination of the valence-band offset of GaAs-(Ga,In)P quantum wells by photoreflectance spectroscopy

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 1886-1888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérald Arnaud ◽  
Philippe Boring ◽  
Bernard Gil ◽  
Jean-Charles Garcia ◽  
Jean-Pierre Landesman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Band Offset ◽  
Valence Band Offset ◽  
Photoreflectance Spectroscopy

Optical properties of light-hole excitons in ZnSSe/ZnMgSSe tensile-strained quantum wells

1998 ◽  
Vol 184-185 ◽  
pp. 863-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Suda ◽  
Masahiro Ogawa ◽  
Keiichiro Sakurai ◽  
Yoichi Kawakami ◽  
Shizuo Fujita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Light Hole ◽  
Strained Quantum Wells
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