Magnetoexcitons in InSb Quantum Wells

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Abstract

We report on an experimental and theoretical study of excitons in strained InSb quantum wells with Al$_{x}$In$_{1-x}$Sb barriers. Perpendicular magnetic fields of 0$<$B$<$8T are applied in far infrared transmission measurements at a temperature of 4.2K. We observe rich spectra of excitonic transitions between hole and electron subbands in square and parabolic wells. Strain and confinement lift the degeneracy between the light and heavy holes. These data are in the large B regime since the electron effective mass is small (0.014m$_{o})$ and the dielectric constant is large (18) in InSb. Spin splitting is well resolved due to the large g-factor (-51) for electrons in InSb. We use a modified Bauer-Ando theory to identify the magnetoexciton transitions and to explain observed anti-crossing behavior.

Authors

  • William Gempel

    University of Oklahoma

  • Taroshani Kasturiarachchi

    University of Oklahoma

  • Ryan Doezema

    University of Oklahoma

  • Madhavie Edirisooriya

    University of Oklahoma

  • Tetsuya Mishima

    University of Oklahoma

  • Michael Santos

    University of Oklahoma

  • Gary Sanders

    University of Florida

  • Christopher Stanton

    University of Florida