Theoretical comparative study of negatively and positively charged excitons in GaAs/Ga1xAlxAs semiconductor quantum wells

B. Stébé, A. Moradi, and F. Dujardin
Phys. Rev. B 61, 7231 – Published 15 March 2000
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Abstract

We compare the binding energies of the singlet ground states of negatively and positively charged excitons in a GaAs/Ga1xAlxAs semiconductor quantum well. We found that the binding energies are very close, contrary to what happens in three-dimensional and two-dimensional semiconductors where the positively charged exciton is always more stable than the negatively charged exciton. This result is in agreement with recent experimental observations.

  • Received 19 July 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.61.7231

©2000 American Physical Society

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B. Stébé*, A. Moradi, and F. Dujardin

  • Université de Metz, Institut de Physique et d’Electronique, 1 Bd Arago, 57078 Metz Cedex 3, France

  • *Electronic address: bstebe@sigma.sciences.univ-metz.fr

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Vol. 61, Iss. 11 — 15 March 2000

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