Space group symmetry of the conduction band minimum in very short period GaAs AlAs superlattices

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Abstract

In a perfect (GaAs)m(AlAs)n type-II superlattice the symmetry of the conduction band states, and therefore the band mixing, depends on whether m, n or (m+n) are odd or even. We have investigated the symmetry of the conduction band minima in very short-period superlattices (m≤n≤4) by time resolved photoluminescence under applied uniaxial stress, and find that selection rules that depend on space group symmetry through k-conservation are well obeyed, but parity with respect to space inversion is apparently not a good quantum number in our samples.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)951-954
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume82
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1992
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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