Anisotropy of the Free Exciton Emission in GaN Grown on a-Plane Sapphire

T. Paskova, P. O. Holtz, B. Ḿonemar

physica status solidi (a) · 2002 · 19 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

The influence of the anisotropic in-plane strain on the optical response of GaN layers grown on a-plane sapphire is investigated. A splitting of the Γ5 states of the A and B free excitons into two components, polarized parallel and perpendicular to the strain direction, is observed. The experimental results are discussed in the framework of the effective exciton Hamiltonian formalism.

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