Piezo-phototronic effect on intersubband optical absorption in ZnO/MgZnO quantum wells

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/adce93

Abstract Intersubband transition in ZnO/MgZnO quantum well has been exploited for infrared and terahertz optoelectronic applications due to its large band offset and fascinating material properties. Here, we theoretically demonstrate piezo-phototronic effect as another way to control the intersubband absorption wavelength through quantum-confined Stark effect. The intersubband optical absorption properties under different stresses are obtained by solving the eight-band $k\cdot p$ Hamiltonian and coupled Schrödinger-Poisson equations self-consistently. By combining stress control and quantum well structure, the absorption wavelength can show infrared blueshift or redshift phenomena in a wide range. This work can provide an effective avenue to control and utilize quantum-confined Stark effect in intersubband infrared absorption and promote the relative potential optoelectronic devices.

Keywords: ZnO/MgZnO quantum well intersubband transition piezo-phototronic effect optical absorption

Received: 09 January 2025
Revised: 13 April 2025
Accepted manuscript online: 21 April 2025

PACS:	78.67.De	(Quantum wells)
	78.20.hb	(Piezo-optical, elasto-optical, acousto-optical, and photoelastic effects)
	71.35.Cc	(Intrinsic properties of excitons; optical absorption spectra)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U2430204, U23A20567, and U2230119) and the Outstanding Youth Science and Technology Talents Program of Sichuan Province, China (Grant No. 22JCQN0005).

Corresponding Authors: Minjiang Dan, Zhengwei Xiong, Zhipeng Gao
E-mail: minjiang.dan@swust.edu.cn;zw-xiong@swust.edu.cn;z.p.gao@foxmail.com

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Yuchang Liu(刘羽畅), Jiuzhou Chen(陈九州), Yonglong Yang(杨永龙), Xiaolong Pan(潘小龙), Xin Xue(薛鑫), Minjiang Dan(但敏江), Zhengwei Xiong(熊政伟), and Zhipeng Gao(高志鹏) Piezo-phototronic effect on intersubband optical absorption in ZnO/MgZnO quantum wells 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 087802

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