SINGLE-PARTICLE AND TRANSPORT SCATTERING TIMES IN NARROW GAAS ALXGA1-XAS QUANTUM-WELLS

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作者
BOCKELMANN, U [1 ]
ABSTREITER, G [1 ]
WEIMANN, G [1 ]
SCHLAPP, W [1 ]
机构
[1] DEUTSCH BUNDESPOST,FOSCHUNGSINST,W-6100 DARMSTADT,GERMANY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 41卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.7864
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The in-plane motion of electrons in narrow GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs multiple quantum wells is studied experimentally and theoretically as a function of the electron density ns and the well width Lz. Two characteristic lifetimese the single-particle relaxation time s and the transport scattering time te are obtained from magnetotransport measurements. By comparing s and t with detailed calculations, the contributions of interface roughness, remote impurity, and alloy disorder scattering are investigated separately. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:7864 / 7867
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