RAMAN STUDIES OF INTRASUBBAND PLASMONS IN LATERALLY MODULATED 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GASES

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作者
OSUILLEABHAIN, LC
HUGHES, HP
BANGERT, D
CHURCHILL, AC
GRIMSHAW, MP
RITCHIE, DA
JONES, GAC
机构
[1] Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, Madingley Road
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 50卷 / 19期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.14161
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We report an inelastic light-scattering study of the intrasubband plasmons of a single two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs heterointerface under a grating Schottky gate with a period comparable to the plasmon wavelength. Gaps appear in the plasmon dispersion relation because of the spatially periodic screening by the gate, and these are successfully modeled using a scattering matrix calculation of the electromagnetic response of the system. Biasing the gate periodically modulates the 2DEG carrier density, and has a striking effect on the plasmon dispersion relation that cannot be fully explained within the existing theoretical framework. © 1994 The American Physical Society.
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页码:14161 / 14165
页数:5
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