Abstract
We have observed that a strong electric field shifts to higher energies the photoluminescence and photocurrent peaks of a GaAs-As superlattice of period (=65 Å), which we explain by a field-induced localization of carriers to isolated quantum wells. Good agreement is found between observed and calculated shifts when the large field-induced increase of the exciton binding energy is taken into account. At moderate fields [≅(2-3)× V/cm], the coupling between adjacent wells is manifested by four additional peaks that shift at the rates and and correspond to transitions that involve different levels of the Stark ladder.
- Received 21 January 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.2426
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