Optical and Structural Properties of Zn--Cd--Mn--Se Double Quantum Well Systems

Double quantum well (DQW) structures consisting of a ZnCdSe well and a ZnCdMnSe well separated by a ZnSe barrier are grown with molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The DQW structures are characterized by using X-ray diffraction measurement and simulation. Thickness of each well layer is designed so that the lowest energy level of ZnCdMnSe well is close to the excited level of the ZnCdSe well. Optical properties of the DQWs are studied with photoluminescence (PL) and reflection spectra in external magnetic fields up to 8 T in the Faraday geometry. Exciton transfer from ZnCdMnSe well to ZnCdSe well is observed in magneto PL with energy selective photoexcitation. Exciton energies in ground and excited states are estimated from PL excitation spectra and reflection spectra.