Radiative recombination processes in wide-band-gap II-VI quantum wells: The interplay between excitons and free carriers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1268-1277

  Cingolani, R ^a   Calcagnile, L ^a   Coli G ^a   Rinaldi, R ^a   Lomoscolo, M ^b   DiDio, M ^b   Franciosi, A ^c,f,g   Vanzetti, L ^c,h   LaRocca, G C ^d   Campi, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca e lo Sviluppo dei Materiali   (Italy)

^c Lab Tecnologie Avanzate S   (Italy)

^d SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^e Centra Studi Laboratori T   (Italy)

^f University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^h Centro Materiali Biofisica Medica   (Italy)

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EID: 0030558204     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.001268     Document Type: Article

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