Direct observation of the Mott transition in an optically excited semiconductor quantum well

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 14, 2005, Pages

  Kappei, L ^a   Szczytko, J ^a   Morier Genoud, F ^a   Deveaud, B ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CORRELATION; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS (DBR); MOTT DENSITY; MOTT TRANSITION;

BINDING ENERGY; EXCITONS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 18144363263     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.147403     Document Type: Article

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