Determination of the valence band offset at a HgTe/CdTe heterojunction by magnetooptics

Z. Yang; M. Dobrowolska; H. Luo; J. K. Furdyna; K. A. Harris; J. W. Cooks; J. F. Schetzina

doi:10.1016/0749-6036(88)90238-8

Determination of the valence band offset at a HgTe/CdTe heterojunction by magnetooptics

Z. Yang
, M. Dobrowolska
, H. Luo
, J. K. Furdyna
, K. A. Harris
, J. W. Cooks
, J. F. Schetzina

Physics

Purdue University
University of Notre Dame
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A new approach is employed to determine the value of the valence band offset V_p at a HgTe/CdTe heterojunction. The values of the energy difference ΔE between the first two valence subbands - namely the first heavy hole subband and the first light hole subband - at the Brillouin zone center of two HgTe/CdTe superlattices are obtained from the results of far-infrared magnetooptical measurements. The values of ΔE for the two superlattices are then compared with theoretical calculations, using V_p as the only fitting parameter. A single value of V_p = 63 ± 13 meV is found which fits the values of ΔE for both superlattices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	559-563
Number of pages	5
Journal	Superlattices and Microstructures
Volume	4
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-6036(88)90238-8
State	Published - 1988

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Determination of the valence band offset at a HgTe/CdTe heterojunction by magnetooptics

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