Abstract
Intense single-peak photoluminescences of free-exciton origin were observed in InxGa1-x As/GaAs strained-layer quantum wells with x ranging from 0.09 to 0.20. Band lineups in these strained-layer heterostructures were determined by the dependence of luminescence energy on the well thickness. The heterojunction discontinuity in the heavy hole valence bands was found to be about 30% of the gap difference and independent of x. Exciton-phonon coupling was determined by temperature-dependent absorption measurements and the coupling strength was found to be similar to that of unstrained GaAs/Al xGa1-x As quantum wells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2026-2028 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 1989 |