Spontaneous symmetry breaking of excitons in multiple-quantum-wells

Solid State Communications

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 601-605

  Piorek, T ^a   Hagston, W E ^a   Harrison, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Quantum wells; A. Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY GAP; EXCITONS;

BARRIER WIDTH; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS; SELF CONSISTENT EXCITON ENERGY; SPONTANEOUS SYMMETRY BREAKING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0030243723     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-1098(96)00382-1     Document Type: Article

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