Time-resolved reflectance difference spectroscopy (TRDS) has been applied t
o study the dynamics and relaxation processes of the 2.7 eV ZnSe/GaAs inter
face state associated with Zn-As bonds. The instantaneous screening due to
the photoexcited carriers and similar to 18 ps recovery time of the 2.7 eV
interface state is observed in the TRDS spectra. The rapid cooling of the h
ot carrier in the spectral region above the ZnSe band edge is also observed
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