Magneto‐photoluminescence of acceptors near the interfaces of AlxGa1−xAs/AlyGa1−yAs heterostructures

Photoluminescence of AlxGa1−xAs/AlyGa1−yAs heterostructures has been performed in presence of high magnetic fields. Under the magnetic field the broad carbon related peak becomes resolved into several narrow peaks. Experimental results and a theoretical analysis based on the single band model suggest that these peaks are due to the recombination of free electrons with holes bound to neutral carbon atoms distributed in the several atomic layers in the well side of the interfaces of the heterostructures. Magnetic fields reduce the effects of interfacial roughness and make it possible to resolve the carbon related peak into several peaks.