Abstract
We have investigated photoluminescence and photoluminescence excitation spectra from a one-side modulation-doped single quantum well under a near-resonance condition between the subband and the Fermi level of the two-dimensional electron gas. Under such conditions, strong interaction between electrons at the Fermi edge and the exciton related to the subband can be observed. The Fermi-edge singularity (FES) is enhanced first, and then the FES and the exciton repel each other. Finally, the exciton is screened by excess electrons with increased excitation power. With an increase in temperature, the FES rapidly quenches, and the intensity of the exciton transition increases accompanied by a blueshift of its peak position.
- Received 18 July 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.54.17701
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