Free Exciton Luminescence in ZnCdSe Solid Solutions, ZnSe Epitaxial Films and ZnSe$\text{}_{1-x}$S$\text{}_{x}$/ZnSe$\text{}_{1-y}$S$\text{}_{y}$ Superlattices

We studied the luminescence of bulk Zn$\text{}_{1-x}$Cd$\text{}_{x}$Se solid solutions, epitaxial ZnSe films and ZnSe$\text{}_{1-x}$S$\text{}_{x}$/ZnSe$\text{}_{1-y}$S$\text{}_{y}$ superlattices at T=2-80 K. The analysis of the bands of exciton radiative annihilation with simultaneous emission of 1 or 2 LO phonons shows that the excitons in the studied samples can be considered as free particles with thermalized distribution of kinetic energies. In ZnSe$\text{}_{1-x}$S$\text{}_{x}$/ZnSe$\text{}_{1-y}$S$\text{}_{y}$ superlattices a three-dimensional character of exciton motion was established. The periodic potential of superlattice perturbs the exciton wave vector and induces additional elastic scattering of excitons.