ELECTRON PHONON INTERACTIONS IN 2-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS - A MICROSCOPIC APPROACH

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作者
MOLINARI, E
BUNGARO, C
GULIA, M
LUGLI, P
RUCKER, H
机构
[1] UNIV ROME,DIPARTIMENTO INGN ELETTR 2,I-00173 ROME,ITALY
[2] HUMBOLDT UNIV,FACHBEREICH PHYS,O-1040 BERLIN,GERMANY
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10.1088/0268-1242/7/3B/016
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The electron-optical-phonon scattering rates in GaAs/AlAs quantum wells (QW) are calculated on the basis of a fully microscopic description of the phonon spectrum. The results indicate the great importance of confined as well as GaAs-like and AlAs-like interface phonons. The implications of these findings are discussed by using the calculated rates in Monte Carlo simulations of ultrafast carrier relaxation in a 50 angstrom QW.
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