Linewidths in excitonic absorption spectra of cuprous oxide

We present a theoretical calculation of the absorption spectrum of cuprous oxide (Cu sub(2) O) based on the general theory developed by Y. Toyozawa. An inclusion not only of acoustic phonons but also of optical phonons and of specific properties of the excitons in Cu sub(2) O like the central-cell c...

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Published in:Physical review. B 2016-02, Vol.93 (8), Article 085203
Main Authors: Schweiner, Frank, Main, Jörg, Wunner, Günter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABSORPTION
Absorption spectra
Condensed matter
CUPROUS OXIDE
Excitation spectra
Excitons
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Optical properties
OXIDES
Phonons
PROPERTIES
SPECTRA
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Summary:We present a theoretical calculation of the absorption spectrum of cuprous oxide (Cu sub(2) O) based on the general theory developed by Y. Toyozawa. An inclusion not only of acoustic phonons but also of optical phonons and of specific properties of the excitons in Cu sub(2) O like the central-cell corrections for the 1S exciton allows us to calculate the experimentally observed linewidths in experiments by T. Kazimierczuk et al.[T. Kazimierczuk, D. Frohlich, S. Scheel, H. Stolz, and M. Bayer, Nature (London) 514, 343 (2014)] within the same order of magnitude, which demonstrates a clear improvement in comparison to earlier work on this topic. We also discuss a variety of further effects, which explain the still observable discrepancy between theory and experiment but can hardly be included in theoretical calculations.
ISSN:2469-9950
2469-9969
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.085203