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Wannier-Mott excitons in semiconductors with a superlattice

Journal Article · · Semiconductors
The effect of the motion of a Wannier-Mott exciton in semiconductors with a superlattice formed by heterojunctions on the exciton binding energy and wave function is analyzed. This effect arises as a result of the fact that the dispersion laws of the electron and hole that form an exciton in a superlattice differ from the quadratic law. The investigated one-dimensional superlattice consists of alternating semiconductor layers with different energy positions of the conduction and valence bands, i.e., with one-dimensional wells and barriers. The exciton state in a superlattice consisting of quantum dots is analyzed. It is demonstrated that the closer the electron and hole effective masses, the greater the dependence of the binding energy on the exciton quasi-momentum. The possibility of replacing the tunneling excitation transfer between superlattice cells with the dipole-dipole one at certain exciton quasi-wave vector values is investigated.
OSTI ID:
22469895
Journal Information:
Semiconductors, Journal Name: Semiconductors Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 49; ISSN SMICES; ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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