Abstract
Quasi-two-dimensional (2D) excitons in (Zn,Cd) Se/ZnSe quantum wells were investigated. We observed a confinement-induced enhancement of the exciton binding energy to a value greater than the longitudinal-optical (LO) -phonon energy. This unusual condition results in an effective reduction of the excitonLO-phonon coupling. As a consequence, excitonic absorption features in this quantum-well system are well preserved to room temperature and beyond.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6037-6042 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics