Abstract
The conduction-band offset in quantum wells is determined with a new light scattering method. A value of is found for . The conduction-band discontinuity is obtained from electronic light scattering in a photoexcited sample. The total gap discontinuity is deduced from resonance Raman scattering by phonons in the same sample. The light scattering method is unique because can be determined regardless of the valence-band structure or exciton binding energies. It also allows a direct measurement of , so that an exact knowledge of the alloy composition in is no longer needed.
- Received 27 February 1986
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.33.8863
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