STARK QUANTIZATION IN SUPERLATTICES

被引:47
作者
TSU, R [1 ]
ESAKI, L [1 ]
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[1] IBM CORP, THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.5204
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The similarity and differences between real solids and superlattices for the localization induced by an electric field is discussed. In response to recent experimental results regarding the onset of negative differential conductivity, the regimes of applicability of the Esaki-Tsu and Tsu-Dohler conditions are given.
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