DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF THE EFFECTIVE-MASS RENORMALIZATION IN N-TYPE MODULATION-DOPED AL0.23GA0.77AS/IN0.08GA0.92AS/GAAS QUANTUM-WELLS

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作者
ADAMS, S [1 ]
GALBRAITH, I [1 ]
MURDIN, BN [1 ]
MITCHELL, KW [1 ]
CAVENETT, BC [1 ]
PIDGEON, CR [1 ]
KIRBY, PB [1 ]
SMITH, RS [1 ]
MILLER, B [1 ]
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[1] GEC MARCONI MAT TECHNOL LTD,TOWCESTER NN12 8EQ,NORTHANTS,ENGLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 20期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.13611
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We have made the first direct measurement of the electron effective-mass renormalization in n-type modulation-doped Al0.23Ga0.77As/In0.08Ga0.92As/GaAs quantum wells. The technique takes advantage of the presence, in such asymmetric structures, of parity-allowed optical transitions between the two lowest conduction subbands and the lowest valence subband. We have found that the electron mass is enhanced by 17% in a well with a sheet carrier concentration of 1.25 X 10(12) CM-2.
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页码:13611 / 13614
页数:4
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