Abstract
We have used excitation intensity-dependent photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy to study strained single quantum wells grown along the 〈001〉 and directions. PL intensities from these two quantum-well samples exhibit a linear dependence on incident power density over the excitation intensity range examined. The linewidth of the emission from the 〈100〉 well is well described by band-filling effects as is increased. By careful analysis of the excitation intensity dependence of the 〈111〉 linewidth and the corresponding blueshift of the PL peak energy, the strain-induced piezoelectric field is estimated to be 70 kV/cm.
- Received 20 April 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.59.5049
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