Abstract
Temperature-resolved photoluminescence studies were performed on tensely-strained AlSb/InAs/GaAsSb W-shaped type II quantum wells. They revealed two emission bands: one at lower energy of localized origin resulting from carrier trapping states at interfaces and dominates at low-temperature; and one corresponding to the fundamental optical transition in the type II quantum well. With the temperature increase to 170—200 K the low-energy emission is quenched and the high-energy band dominates and its intensity increases, indicating carrier transfer processes between the respective states at elevated temperatures. In addition, the integrated photoluminescence intensity was measured as a function of excitation power. At high excitation regime the emission intensity of the low-energy emission band saturated, indicating low density of states, thus confirming its localized nature. The depth of the localization potential at the InAs/GaAsSb interface was determined to be 13—15 meV.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 59 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optical and Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 16 Jan 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
- Type II quantum wells
- Photoluminescence quenching
- Carrier transfer
- Localized states