SURFACE-PLASMON EXCITATION BY TUNNELING ELECTRONS IN GAAS-PB TUNNEL JUNCTIONS

被引:10
作者
TSUI, DC
BARKER, AS
机构
[1] Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW | 1969年 / 186卷 / 02期
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRev.186.590
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Carrier-concentration-dependent structure in curves of d2IdV2 versus bias in n-type GaAs-Pb tunnel junctions is compared with the bulk-plasmon and surface-plasmon energies of the GaAs sample. The bulk-plasmon energy is determined directly from infrared-reflectivity measurements. The conclusion is consistent with the previous suggestion that this structure can be interpreted as due to excitation of surface plasmons in the GaAs electrode by tunneling electrons. © 1969 The American Physical Society.
引用
收藏
页码:590 / &
相关论文
共 6 条
[1]  
BARKER AS, 1966, OPTICAL PROPERTIES E
[2]   PLASMON EXCITATION BY ELECTRON TUNNELING [J].
DUKE, CB .
PHYSICAL REVIEW, 1969, 186 (02) :588-&
[3]   TUNNELING MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRON-PLASMON INTERACTION IN DEGENERATE SEMICONDUCTORS [J].
DUKE, CB ;
RICE, MJ ;
STEINRIS.F .
PHYSICAL REVIEW, 1969, 181 (02) :733-&
[4]   THEORY OF INELASTIC ELECTRON-SURFACE-PLASMON INTERACTIONS IN METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR TUNNEL JUNCTIONS [J].
NGAI, KL ;
ECONOMOU, EN ;
COHEN, MH .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1969, 22 (25) :1375-&
[5]   OBSERVATIONS OF SURFACE PLASMON EXCITATION BY TUNNELING ELECTRONS IN GAAS-PB TUNNEL JUNCTIONS [J].
TSUI, DC .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1969, 22 (07) :293-&
[6]   EVIDENCE FOR HOLE-TO-PHONON INTERACTION FROM TUNNELING MEASUREMENTS IN GAAS-PB JUNCTIONS [J].
TSUI, DC .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1968, 21 (14) :994-&