Spectral line broadening in quantum wells due to Coulomb interaction of current carriers

Abstract

A theoretical analysis of emission line broadening due to Coulomb interaction of carriers is performed. An analytical approximation for the spectral line shape function with exponential decays is derived by using the perturbation theory for many-body electron–hole systems for both non-degenerate and degenerate conditions. An explanation of the experimentally observed spectral line asymmetry and the linewidth change as a function of the temperature and the excitation level is given.