Abstract
We have determined for the first time the inter-Landau level lifetimes in GaAs/GaAlAs heterostructures in the spin polarized region (filling factor <1). Intensity-dependent cyclotron resonance absorption has been measured using a high-intensity optically pumped far-infrared (FIR) laser. A detailed analysis of the lineshape of the cyclotron resonance absorption within a Drude model shows saturation at intensities of 0.1 W cm-2. The electronic lifetimes deduced using a three-level model depend inversely on the electron concentration in the excited Landau level, indicating electron-electron scattering to be the dominant relaxation mechanism.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 080 |
| Pages (from-to) | 700-703 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Semiconductor Science and Technology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 5 S |
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| State | Published - 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry