Abstract
The temperature dependence of the cathodoluminescence (CL) intensity originating from GaAs-Al0.3Ga0.7As multiple quantum wells has been measured between 5 and 300 K. The CL intensity drops exponentially by two orders of magnitude above 100 K with an activation energy of 83 meV between 140 and 200 K and 145 meV between 250 and 300 K. These energies are comparable to the effective barrier height of an electron or hole and an exciton, respectively. The decrease of the CL intensity is therefore attributed to thermal re-emission of carriers and excitons out of the quantum well.
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