Coherent and Incoherent Exciton Dynamics in II–VI Semiconductors

Pantke, K.-H.; Lyssenko, V. G.; Razbirin, B. S.; Schwab, H.; Erland, J.; Hvam, Jørn Märcher

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“…Similar behaviors have been observed for the temperature-dependent dephasing of bound and localized excitons. 20,21 The fit depicted as a dashed curve in Fig. 4 yields E A ϭ(1.5Ϯ0.2) meV and A ϭ(0.8Ϯ0.2) meV.…”

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Trion and exciton dephasing measurements in modulation-doped quantum wells: A probe for trion and carrier localization

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To investigate the properties of a two-dimensional carrier gas at intermediate densities, we perform picosecond transient four-wave mixing experiments on trions ͑charged excitons͒ and neutral excitons in modulation p-doped CdTe/Cd 1ϪxϪy Mg x Zn y Te quantum wells. The determination of trion and exciton dephasing rates reveals a localization of both trions and holes in potential fluctuations induced by the ionized remote acceptors. We demonstrate that trions can be efficiently used as a charged optical probe sensitive to electrostatic potential fluctuations which are imperceptible for neutral excitons. ͓S0163-1829͑99͒15731-X͔ Modifications of optical spectra due to the introduction of carriers into a semiconductor quantum well ͑QW͒ recently have been of considerable interest, in particular as they provide information on the electronic properties in the vicinity of the metal-insulator transition, and on the role of disorder. 1 It has been known for a long time that excitons characterize the optical spectra of undoped semiconductors while bandto-band transitions are observed on strongly doped samples. It has been recognized more recently that spectra of moderately doped QW's feature also charged excitons, either positively or negatively according to the type of doping-the so-called trions. 1-5 Extensive investigations have been reported on the binding energy of trions, 2-5 on their polarization in a magnetic field, 2,3 and on their behavior in an electric field 6 and at different carrier densities. 1,3,4,7 Up to now, however, only very few papers have been devoted to the dynamics of trions, including transport and relaxation. [7][8][9] Actually, there has been some controversy in the literature about the possible localization of trions in modulation doped QW's ͑MDQW͒, in which carrier gases are formed in the QW's by introducing doping layers in the barriers. It was argued that free carriers would screen the Coulomb interaction thus forbidding the formation of excitons and trions. 1,2 Hence the charge carriers should be localized by electrostatic potential fluctuations caused by the ionized remote donors or acceptors. Recent near-field photoluminescence experiments 10 directly evidence the localization of trions in n-doped GaAs QW's and conclude indirectly to the localization of the carriers themselves. Other authors 3,11 have reported the observation of free trions in high-quality MDQW's with relatively thick spacer layers, which decreases the fluctuation depth.In this paper we demonstrate that the study of the coherence properties of trions and excitons by degenerate fourwave mixing ͑FWM͒ is a very efficient method to investigate a possible localization of both trions and carriers in a MDQW. The idea is as follows: First, localized quasiparticles have a strongly reduced scattering efficiency as compared to free ones. Second, this scattering plays an important role in the dephasing of the quasiparticles. Consequently, the determination of exciton and trion dephasing rates under different conditions ͑exciton, trion a...

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Trion and exciton dephasing measurements in modulation-doped quantum wells: A probe for trion and carrier localization

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“…Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy has been broadly applied, e.g., to investigate transient photoconductivity [1], inter-molecular vibrations [2], high-harmonic generation [3], and the transition energies between excitonic eigenstates in quantum many-body systems [4][5][6]. For direct-gap semiconductors with isotropic effective-mass configurations, the excitonic THz excitation dynamics and the resulting spectra have been studied extensively both theoretically [7][8][9][10] and experimentally [11][12][13][14].…”

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Excitonic terahertz absorption in semiconductors with effective-mass anisotropies

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Koch²,

Kira³

2016

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

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Time‐Resolved Four‐Wave Mixing in GaAs/AlAs Quantum Well Structures

Göbel

Koch

Feldmann

et al. 1992

Physica Status Solidi (b)

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Femtosecond nonlinear laser spectroscopy is applied to study the dynamics of coherent optical excitations in semiconductors. In particular, excitonic excitations in quantum wells and superlattice structures are considered. Two examples demonstrate that four-wave mixing experiments with time-resolved detection of the nonlinear signal are able to distinguish between quantum beats and polarization interference. ') Renthof 5, W-3550 Marburg, FRG. ' ) W-7800 Freiburg, FRG. ' ) Heisenbergstr. 1, W-7000 Stuttgart, FRG.

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Coherent and Incoherent Exciton Dynamics in II–VI Semiconductors

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

Trion and exciton dephasing measurements in modulation-doped quantum wells: A probe for trion and carrier localization

Trion and exciton dephasing measurements in modulation-doped quantum wells: A probe for trion and carrier localization

Excitonic terahertz absorption in semiconductors with effective-mass anisotropies

Time‐Resolved Four‐Wave Mixing in GaAs/AlAs Quantum Well Structures

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