Influence of Growth Conditions on Exciton Properties in Thin Quantum Wells of GaAs/AlGaAs

Exciton properties in growth interrupted quantum wells of GaAs/AlGaAs are compared with those observed for structures grown without growth interruption during the molecular beam epitaxy process. We report observation of quasi-localized excitons in quantum well structures grown without growth interruptions. Quasi-localized excitons drift towards the states of a lower potential energy in the quantum well. For growth interrupted MBE structures islands with a constant quantum well thickness become large compared to the exciton radius. Free or lightly localized excitons are observed in that case.