Exciton formation and dissociation in mass-asymmetric electron-hole plasmas
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First-principle path integral Monte Carlo simulations were performed in order to analyze correlation effects in complex electron-hole plasmas, particularly with regard to the appearance of excitonic bound states. Results are discussed in relation to exciton formation in unconventional semiconductors with large electron hole mass asymmetry.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005