Engineering superfluidity in electron-hole double layers

被引:56
作者
Conti, S [1 ]
Vignale, G
MacDonald, AH
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Math Sci, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Phys, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[3] Indiana Univ, Dept Phys, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 57卷 / 12期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R6846
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We show that band-structure effects are likely to prevent superfluidity in semiconductor electron-hole double-layer systems. We suggest the possibility that superfluidity could be realized by the application of uniaxial pressure perpendicular to the electron and hole layers.
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页码:R6846 / R6849
页数:4
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