ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES OF QUANTUM-DOT SUPERLATTICES

被引:60
作者
BRUM, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMPINAS,INST FIS,BR-13081 CAMPINAS,SP,BRAZIL
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 14期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.12082
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The electronic properties of a corrugated one-dimensional (1D) channel, forming an open-quantum-dot superlattice, are studied. The miniband dispersion is calculated and the transmission probability through the channel is analyzed as a function of the number of dots. Two further features are predicted in addition to the existence of superlattice gaps originating from the periodicity: the tunneling through the quantum-dot state before the first 1D channel is available for transmission and the quantum-dot gaps.
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页码:12082 / 12085
页数:4
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