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 language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 951-954 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Solid State Communications |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry