BOTTLENECK EFFECTS DUE TO CONFINED PHONONS IN QUANTUM DOTS

被引:14
作者
DELACRUZ, RM
TEITSWORTH, SW
STROSCIO, MA
机构
[1] USA,RES OFF,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC 27709
[2] UCM,FAC CC FIS,DEPT FIS MAT,E-28040 MADRID,SPAIN
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D O I
10.1006/spmi.1993.1090
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
A generalization of the three-dimensional Fröhlich hamiltonian for a polar semiconductor is presented which describes the interaction between charge carriers of a zero-dimensional electron gas and longitudinal optical (LO) phonon modes confined in three spatial dimensions. This hamiltonian is used to calculate the scattering rate of electrons by LO phonons in a GaAs quantum box which is free-standing in vacuum. The suppression of scattering through a phonon bottleneck effect is discussed in terms of the selection rules. © 1993 Academic Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:481 / 486
页数:6
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