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[23p-C206-9] Separation of interface and substrate carrier dynamics at a heterointerface based on coherent phonons
Keywords:time-resolved spectroscopy, phonon, semiconductor
We perform transient reflectivity measurements on GaP/Si(001) using a near infrared pulse, to which GaP is transparent. The Si LO phonon signal in the transient reflectivity exhibits a drastic amplitude decrease and a sign change with increasing GaP layer thickness, which can be explained by the interference of the probe light reflected at the GaP/Si interface. Based on this knowledge, we can separate the interface- and the substrate-contributions in the carrier-induced non-oscillatory transient reflectivity signal. The obtained signals reveal interfacial carrier dynamics that is dependent on the GaP layer thickness.