Novel optical study of the tunnelling rate and ambipolar transport characteristics of excitons in superlattices with a variety of barrier thicknesses

D. J. Lovering; R. T. Phillips; R. Grey; B. Crystall; Gary Rumbles

Novel optical study of the tunnelling rate and ambipolar transport characteristics of excitons in superlattices with a variety of barrier thicknesses

D. J. Lovering, R. T. Phillips, R. Grey, B. Crystall, Gary Rumbles

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

We report the use of a time-resolved transient-grating technique to study the in-plane ambipolar diffusion coefficient and interwell tunnelling probability for exctions in a number of multiple quantum well samples. Our specimens were selected with barrier thicknesses ranging from 14 to 141 A thus giving complete coverage of the transition from isolated quantum well to superlattice behaviour. Two types of MBE growth condition were used giving rise to samples with low or high surface defect density. The surface defect density had a strong effect on the in-plane mobility but not the tunnelling probability. The samples show surprisingly strong interwell coupling even with the thickest barrier. Which we attribute to defect assisted tunnelling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	526-529
Number of pages	4
Journal	Semiconductor Science and Technology
Volume	9
Issue number	5 SUPPL
Publication status	Published - May 1994

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science(all)
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Novel optical study of the tunnelling rate and ambipolar transport characteristics of excitons in superlattices with a variety of barrier thicknesses. / Lovering, D. J.; Phillips, R. T.; Grey, R.; Crystall, B.; Rumbles, Gary.

In: Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 9, No. 5 SUPPL, 05.1994, p. 526-529.

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