Fourier transform photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy of medium-bandgap Hg1-xCdxTe and InSb

Abstract
The authors report for the first time on Fourier transform photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy in the mid-infrared covering the wavelength range between 1 and 5.5 mu m. By studying a medium-bandgap Hg0.66Cd0.34Te bulk crystal and InSb bulk material, direct evidence for the excitonic nature of the luminescence transitions has been found in both cases. In addition, the excitation spectra on MBE-grown Hg1-xCdxTe superlattices show the step-like density of states of the confined two-dimensional system.