Trion and exciton dephasing measurements in modulation-doped quantum wells: A probe for trion and carrier localization

Abstract

To investigate the properties of a two-dimensional carrier gas at intermediate densities, we perform picosecond transient four-wave mixing experiments on trions (charged excitons) and neutral excitons in modulation p-doped ${\mathrm{C}\mathrm{d}\mathrm{T}\mathrm{e}/\mathrm{C}\mathrm{d}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x\ensuremath{-}y}{\mathrm{Mg}}_{x}{\mathrm{Zn}}_{y}\mathrm{Te}$ quantum wells. The determination of trion and exciton dephasing rates reveals a localization of both trions and holes in potential fluctuations induced by the ionized remote acceptors. We demonstrate that trions can be efficiently used as a charged optical probe sensitive to electrostatic potential fluctuations which are imperceptible for neutral excitons.