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Title: Long-lived localized magnetic polarons in ZnMnSe/ZnSSe type-II superlattices

Journal Article · · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Institute of Solid State Physics (Russian Federation)
  2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute (Russian Federation)

The kinetics and polarized spectra of low-temperature photoluminescence in semiconductor type-II superlattices based on ZnMnSe/ZnSSe structures have been studied in detail. Processes responsible for the formation of short-lived (about 1 ns) and long-lived (above 10 ns) localized exciton-type magnetic polarons (EMPs) in these systems are determined, and the relative contributions due to magnetic and nonmagnetic localization of heavy holes to the formation of such polarons are evaluated. A phenomenological model is constructed that takes into account the energy distribution of charge-carrier traps with respect to their level depths and employs the EMP parameters determined for ZnMnSe quantum wells. Within the proposed model, all spectral, temporal, and temperature-dependent features in the behavior of magnetophotoluminescence observed for the system under consideration can be consistently and quantitatively described.

OSTI ID:
21241993
Journal Information:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 106, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776108060125; Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English