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Optical transitions in Cd x Hg1 − x Te-based quantum wells and their analysis with account for the actual band structure of the material

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Quantum-confinement levels in a Cd x Hg1 − x Te-based rectangular quantum well are calculated in the framework of the four-band Kane model taking into account mixing between the states of electrons and three types of holes (heavy, light, and spin-split holes). Comparison of the calculation results with experimental data on the photoluminescence of Cd x Hg1 − x Te-based quantum wells suggests that optical transitions involving the conduction and light-hole bands are possibly observed in the spectra.

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    N. L. Bazhenov, A. V. Shilyaev, K. D. Mynbaev & G. G. Zegrya

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Original Russian Text © N.L. Bazhenov, A.V. Shilyaev, K.D. Mynbaev, G.G. Zegrya, 2012, published in Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 2012, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 792–797.

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Bazhenov, N.L., Shilyaev, A.V., Mynbaev, K.D. et al. Optical transitions in Cd x Hg1 − x Te-based quantum wells and their analysis with account for the actual band structure of the material. Semiconductors 46, 773–778 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782612060061

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