Theoretical study of density-dependent intraexcitonic transitions in optically excited quantum wells
We present a theoretical study of the terahertz-pulse-induced intraexcitonic dynamics of optically created excitons in quantum wells, providing an explanation of the density dependence of the 1s-2p intraexcitonic transitions observed experimentally. We find that two types of many-body interactions,...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2011-08, Vol.23 (34), p.345801-9 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We present a theoretical study of the terahertz-pulse-induced intraexcitonic dynamics of optically created excitons in quantum wells, providing an explanation of the density dependence of the 1s-2p intraexcitonic transitions observed experimentally. We find that two types of many-body interactions, the phase space filling and the exchange interaction, are responsible for the observed red-shift of the resonance frequency. In addition to calculating the density renormalized exciton energy levels, which offer indirect information regarding the density-dependent 1s-2p transitions, we developed a mean-field approach to examine the intraexcitonic transition process directly. The resulting dynamic equation provides a useful tool to gain insight into the intraexcitonic transitions in semiconductor nanostructures. |
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ISSN: | 0953-8984 1361-648X |
DOI: | 10.1088/0953-8984/23/34/345801 |