EFFECT OF A CHARGE LAYER ON THE PLASMON-POLARITON DISPERSION CURVE IN DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES

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作者
FARIAS, GA [1 ]
AUTO, MM [1 ]
ALBUQUERQUE, EL [1 ]
FULCO, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FED RIO GRANDE NORTE, DEPT FIS, BR-59072 NATAL, RN, BRAZIL
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK B-CONDENSED MATTER | 1990年 / 80卷 / 02期
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10.1007/BF01357504
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
We consider the effects of a charge layer (accumulation and depletion layers) on the spectrum of collective plasmon-polariton modes of a semiconductor superlattice consisting of alternating media A and B, where medium A is a n-doped semiconductor and medium B an insulator. The effect of the charge layer is taken into account assuming a linear position dependence for the free-carrier concentration and for the dielectric function, within medium A. Applications are made considering medium A as n-type semiconductor and medium B being vacuum. We compare our results with those obtained in the abscence of the charge layer and we discuss their differences. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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页码:207 / 211
页数:5
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