PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EXCITATION INTERPRETED BY PHOTON RECYCLING IN GAAS/GAALAS MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURE

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GOLDYS, EM [1 ]
CHIN, VWL [1 ]
TANSLEY, TL [1 ]
VAUGHAN, MR [1 ]
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[1] CSIRO,DIV RADIOPHYS,EPPING,NSW 2121,AUSTRALIA
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10.1063/1.356004
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The photoluminescence spectra of GaAs/GaAlAs multiple quantum wells on GaAs buffer show a band related to confined quantum-well states as well as the emission from electron-hole recombination in the buried GaAs layer. The power dependence of the GaAs emission intensity indicates that the nonequilibrium minority-carrier concentration m GaAs is large due to substantial photon recycling. The principal features of the photoluminescence excitation data are discussed in the context of the photon recycling mechanism and a quantitative calculation Of the photoluminescence excitation spectrum is presented.
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