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Exciton luminescence and intracenter luminescence (IL) of Mn2+ ions in Cd0.6Mn0.4Te/Cd0.5Mg0.5Te structures with quantum wells (QWs) 7, 13, and 26 monolayers thick were studied. It was established that in QWs the intensity of exciton luminescence with respect to that of IL is a few orders of magnitude higher than that in bulk crystals. The spectral position of manganese IL profile changes noticeably in going from a bulk crystal to a QW of the same composition. The nonexponential parts of the IL decay curves are determined by excitation migration and the cooperative upconversion process, whose contribution is high under strong excitation and efficient migration. At 77 K, the IL decay constant τ within the exponential region increases with decreasing QW thickness. The decay constant τ in a QW, unlike in a bulk Cd0.5Mn0.5Te crystal, decreases substantially under cooling from 77 to 4 K.

Язык оригиналаанглийский
Страницы (с-по)2162-2168
Число страниц7
ЖурналPhysics of the Solid State
Том47
Номер выпуска11
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 29 ноя 2005

    Предметные области Scopus

  • Электроника, оптика и магнитные материалы
  • Физика конденсатов

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