Band-gap renormalization due to many-particle effects has been investigated at the r and X points of the Brillouin zone in Al x Gaix As as a function of alloy composition. The composition dependence of the distribution of the photoexcited electrons among direct and indirect conduction-band valleys has been used to separate experimentally the electron-exchange contribution to band-gap narrowing.
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