Screening effects in (111)B AlGaAs-InGaAs single quantum well heterostructures
- 25 May 1992
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 60 (21) , 2637-2639
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.106879
Abstract
A reduction in luminescence decay time and a shift toward higher optical transition energy is observed in response to an increase in photogenerated carrier density for a p-i-n (111)B Al0.15Ga0.85As-In0.055Ga0.945As strained-layer single quantum well heterostructure. These effects, which are attributed to free-carrier screening of the strain-induced electric field, are expected to be useful for designing novel optoelectronic devices that exploit the unique electro-optic properties of (111) strained quantum wells.Keywords
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