Infrared magneto-optical and photoluminescence studies of the electronic properties of In(As,Sb) strained-layer superlattices

Journal Article · Mon Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.44.1143· OSTI ID:5410318

Kurtz, S R; Biefeld, R M ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (US)

Long-wavelength magnetotransmission and photoluminescence measurements were performed on InAs{sub 0.13}Sb{sub 0.87}/InSb strained-layer superlattices (SLS's). The energies and reduced effective masses of several interband optical transitions were obtained from these experiments. SLS's with different layer thicknesses produced self-consistent results. With these data, the type-II band offset and band-edge strain-shift parameters were accurately determined. Consistent with a type-II offset, an extremely small, in-plane effective-mass hole ground state was observed, thus proving that the hole quantum well is located in the biaxially compressed, InSb layer. Nonparabolicity, suggesting valence-band anticrossing, was also observed.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5410318
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 44:3; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
EFFECTIVE MASS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
HOLES
INDIUM ANTIMONIDES
INDIUM ARSENIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
LUMINESCENCE
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
MASS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
PNICTIDES
SPECTRA
STRAINS
SUPERLATTICES