Biexcitons in the semiconductor Cu2O: An explanation of the rapid decay of excitons

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2005, Pages

  Jang, J I ^a   Wolfe, J P ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

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EID: 29744461446     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.241201     Document Type: Article

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