Abstract
As discussed in this paper the arguments in favor of the existence of biexcitons are very strong for CuCl and CuBr. In these two substances as well the kinetics as the value of the binding energy is in a reasonable agreement with the theory.
It is probable that biexcitons can be formed also in other substances. Some strong arguments seem to exist in the case of CdS, CdSe and also in Ge and Si. However, in these cases some important shortcomings are also to be noted: the calculated binding energy is several times smaller than the value obtained from the experiment. Furtheron the width of the biexciton recombination line is very large in comparison to the theoretical and also to the experimental binding energy. It is hoped that new experiments and theoretical considerations will clarify these difficulties.
In the cases where the arguments in favor of biexcitons are sufficiently established it is of interest to study the fine structure (if any) of the biexciton line. It is shown that in this study new data of some importance can be obtained.
Finally, the physics of biexcitons, their possible Bose condensation and temperature effects can reasonably be hoped to make important progress in the near future.
This work was carried out within the frame of the agreement on French-German scientific cooperation between C.N.R.S., Paris, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, and Universität Stuttgart.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Nikitine,S.: Cooperative Phenomena. Ed. by Haken and M. Wagner. Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer 1973.
Nikitine,S., Haken,H.: Confer. on Luminescence, Leningrad. Luminescence of crystals, molecules and solutions, p. 4. New York: Plenum Publ. Corp. 1972.
Lampert,M.A.: Phys. Rev. Letters 1, 450 (1958).
Moskalenko,S.A.: J. Opt. Spectroscop. 5, 147 (1958).
Mysyrowicz,A., Grun,J.B., Levy,R., Bivas,A., Nikitine,S.: Phys. Letters 26A, 615 (1968).
Nikitine,S., Mysyrowicz,A., Grun,J.B.: Helv. Phys. Acta 41, 1058 (1968).
Mysyrowicz,A.: Thesis, Strasbourg (1968).
Bivas,A., Levy,R., Nikitine,S, Grun,J.B.: J. Phys. 31, 227 (1970).
Bivas,A.: Thesis (3e Cycle), Strasbourg (1969).
Knox,R., Nikitine,S., Mysyrowicz,A.: Opt. Commun. 1969, 19.
Grun,J.B., Nikitine,S., Bivas,A., Levy,R.: J. Luminescence 1,2, 241 (1970).
See also Levy,R.: Thesis, Strasbourg (1973).
Goto,T., Souma,H., Ueta,M: J. Luminesc. 1, 231 (1970).
Souma,H., Goto,T., Ueta,M.: J. Phys. Sox. Japan 29, 697 (1970).
Saito,H., Shionoya,S.: Intern. Confer. on Luminescence, Leningrad (1972).
Shionoya,S., Saito,H., Hanamura,E., Akimoto,O.: Sol. State Commun. 12, 223 (1973).
Haynes,J.R.: Phys. Rev. Letters 17, 860 (1966).
Nikitine,S., Ringeissen,J., Certier,M.: Acta Phys. Polon. 26, 745 (1964).
Reiss,R.: Thesis (Strasbourg). Cahiers de Phys. 13, 129 (1959).
Lewonczak,S., Ringeissen,J., Nikitine,S.: J. Phys. 32, 841 (1971)
See in this book the papers by A. A.Rogatcheff, V.S.Bagaieff and C.Benoit a la Guillaume.
Gross,E.F., Kreingold,F.J.: Zh. E.T.F. Letters 12, 68 (1970).
Lvov,O.I., Pavinskii,P.P.: Zh. E.T.F. Letters 14, 253 (1971).
Mysyrowicz,A., Grun,J.B., Levy,R., Bivas,A., Nikitine,S.: Phys. Letters 26A, 615 (1968).
Nikitine,S.,Mysyrowicz,A.,Grun,J.B.: Helv. Phys. Acta 41, 1058 (1968).
Cho,K.: Opt. Commun. 8, 412(1973).
Saito,H., Shionoya,S., Hanamura,E.: Solid State Commun. 12, 227 (1973).
Akimoto,O., Hanamura,E.: Solid State Commun. 10, 253 (1969).
Brinkman,W.F., Rice,T.H., Bell,B.: Phys. Rev. 8, 1570 (1973).
Wehner,R.K.: Solid State Commun. 9, 457 (1969).
Adamovski,J., Bednarek,S., Suffczinski,M.: Solid State Commun. 9, 2037 (1971).
Büttner,H., Pollmann,J.: Sol. State Commun. 12, 1105 (1973).
Nikitine,S., Grun,J.B., Mysyrowicz,A.: Helv. Phys. Acta 41, 1058 (1968).
Nikitine,S.: Nonlinear optics Colloquium, Titisee (1972).
Nikitine,S., Haken,H.: Confer. on Luminescence, Leningrad Luminescence of crystals, molecules and solutions, p. 4, New York: Plenum Publ. Corp. 1972.
Elkomoss,S.G., Stebe,B.: Nuovo Cimento 10B, 255 (1972).
Elkomoss,S.G.: Phys. Rev. B6, 3913 (1972).
Also short communication at the Symposium on Excitons at High Density and Polaritons, Tonbach, 1973.
Kazamanyan,Z.A.: Sov. Phys. 1, 341 (1967).
Akimoto,O.: In press. Technical Report of ISSP AN592 (may 1973).
Shy-Yih-Wang,J., Kittel,C.: Phys. Letters 42, 189 (1972).
Hanamura,E.: Confer. on Luminescence, Leningrad (1972).
Shionoya,S., Saito,H., Hanamura,E., Akimoto,O.: Solid State Commun. 12, 223 (1973).
Ostertag,E.: Short communication to the Symposium on Excitons at High Density and Polaritons, Tonbach, 1973. A part of this work of Ostertag is given with permission of this author in the thesis of R.Lévy, Strasbourg (1973).
Nikitine,S., Ringeissen,J., Certier,M.: Acta Phys. Pol. 26, 745 (1964).
Nikitine,S., Ringeissen,J., Sennett,J.: Confer. on Phys. of Semiconductors, Paris “Radiative Recombination”, p. 274 (1964).
Curie,D.; Champ cristallin et luminescence. Paris: Gauthier Villars 1968.
Bassani,F., Forney,J.J., Quattropani,A.: Preprint, private communication.
Knox,R.S., Nikitine,S., Mysyrowicz, A.: Opt. Commun. 1969, 19.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1975 Springer-Verlag
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Nikitine, S. (1975). Properties of biexcitons. In: Haken, H., Nikitine, S. (eds) Excitons at High Density. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 73. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0041581
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0041581
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-06943-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-37866-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive