The optical absorption coefficient of HgTe/Hg0.3Cd0.7Te superlattices (SLs) and its pressure dependence has been investigated at hydrostatic pressures up to 30 kbar at room temperature. The corresponding intersubband transition energies result from a comparison of experimental and theoretical absorption coefficients. The latter is based on the band structure, which is calculated using Kanes four-band (8×8 k · p) model together with the envelope function approximation. The experimental linear pressure coefficients of the H1 E1 and H1 L1 intersubband transitions are in good agreement with the theoretical values, e.g., 7.15±0.3 meV/kbar and 6.2±0.3 meV/kbar compared to 7.4 and 6.4 meV/kbar, respectively. this is in stark contrast to the pressure dependence of ?1 meV/kbar of the photoluminescence (PL) peaks of a similar SL reported in the literature. Consequently, we conclude that the reported PL peaks are not due to intersubband transitions and that the k · p model correctly reproduces the electronic band structure and its pressure dependence of HgTe/Hg1-xCdxTe SLs.
Pressure dependence of intersubband transitions in HgTe/Hg0.3Cd0.7Te superlattices
Ulivi L
2005
Abstract
The optical absorption coefficient of HgTe/Hg0.3Cd0.7Te superlattices (SLs) and its pressure dependence has been investigated at hydrostatic pressures up to 30 kbar at room temperature. The corresponding intersubband transition energies result from a comparison of experimental and theoretical absorption coefficients. The latter is based on the band structure, which is calculated using Kanes four-band (8×8 k · p) model together with the envelope function approximation. The experimental linear pressure coefficients of the H1 E1 and H1 L1 intersubband transitions are in good agreement with the theoretical values, e.g., 7.15±0.3 meV/kbar and 6.2±0.3 meV/kbar compared to 7.4 and 6.4 meV/kbar, respectively. this is in stark contrast to the pressure dependence of ?1 meV/kbar of the photoluminescence (PL) peaks of a similar SL reported in the literature. Consequently, we conclude that the reported PL peaks are not due to intersubband transitions and that the k · p model correctly reproduces the electronic band structure and its pressure dependence of HgTe/Hg1-xCdxTe SLs.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
