ANISOTROPY OF THE CONFINED HOLE STATES IN A (311) A ALAS/GAAS/ALAS QUANTUM-WELL SYSTEM - EVIDENCE FOR A CAMELS-BACK BAND-STRUCTURE

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作者
HAYDEN, RK
VALADARES, EC
HENINI, M
EAVES, L
MAUDE, DK
PORTAL, JC
机构
[1] CNRS, SERV NATL CHAMPS INTENSES, F-38042 GRENOBLE, FRANCE
[2] INST NATL SCI APPL, PHYS SOLIDES LAB, F-31077 TOULOUSE, FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 23期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.15586
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Magnetic fields applied parallel to the layer interfaces are used to examine the in-plane energy-band dispersion and anisotropy of the quantum-well states of a double-barrier AlAs/GaAs/AlAs resonant-tunneling diode grown on a (311)A-oriented substrate. The measurements reveal biaxial anisotropy in several of the subbands, some of which have a ''camel's-back''-shaped structure. These features are confirmed by a six-component envelope-function calculation of the subbands of a (311) valence-band quantum well.
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页码:15586 / 15589
页数:4
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