Accession Number:

ADP007884

Title:

Competition Between Tunneling and Exciton Formation of Photoexcited Carriers in Asymmetric Double Quantum Wells,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MAX-PLANCK-INST FUER FESTKOERPERFORS- CHUNG STUTTGART (GERMANY F R)

Personal Author(s):

• Kuhl, J.
• Strobel, R.
• Eccleston, R.
• Koehler, K.

Report Date:

1992-05-22

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

Time-resolved photoluminescence TRPL spectroscopy has been utilized by various groups to determine resonant and nonresonant tunneling times of electrons as well as of holes in asymmetric double quantum well ADWQ structures. The main disadvantage of the TRPL method arises from the fact that it is impossible to measure electron and hole tunneling times simultaneously or to determine hole tunneling times directly in the absence of an electric field. These drawbacks are inherent to the linear TRPL technique since the photoluminescence PL decay time of the narrow quantum well QWn depends only on the tunneling time of the carrier type which tunnels faster.

Descriptors:

• *PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
• *TUNNELING(ELECTRONICS)
• *EXCITONS
• ELECTRIC FIELDS
• ELECTRONS
• SPECTROSCOPY
• STRUCTURES
• TIME
• GERMANY

Subject Categories:

• Solid State Physics
• Electrooptical and Optoelectronic Devices

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE