Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2005-03-26
Solid State Comm., v. 134, p. 51-57 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
6 pages, 2 figures, proceedings of International Conference on Spontaneous Coherence in Exciton Systems
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.ssc.2004.11.050
We discuss models of the modulational instability in a cold exciton system in coupled quantum wells. One mechanism involves exciton formation in a photoexcited electron-hole system in the presence of stimulated binding processes which build up near exciton degeneracy. It is shown that such processes may give rise to Turing instability leading to a spatially modulated state. The structure and symmetry of resulting patterns depend on dimensionality and symmetry. In the spatially uniform 2d electron-hole system, the instability leads to a triangular lattice pattern while, at an electron-hole interface, a periodic 1d pattern develops. Wavelength selection mechanism is analyzed, revealing that the transition is abrupt (type I) for the uniform 2d system, and continuous (type II) for the electron-hole interface. Another mechanism that could possibly drive the instability involves long-range attraction of the excitons. We illustrate how such an interaction can result from current induced by exciton recombination ('plasmon wind'), derive stability criterion, and discuss likelihood of such a scenario.
Butov Leonid V.
Levitov Leonid S.
Simons Benjamin D.
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