STEP-BY-STEP EVOLUTION FROM FRANZ-KELDYSH OSCILLATIONS TO STARK-WANNIER CONFINEMENT IN AN IN0.12GA0.88AS/GAAS SUPERLATTICE

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作者
RIBEIRO, E [1 ]
CERDEIRA, F [1 ]
ROTH, AP [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA,INST MICROSTRUCT SCI,OTTAWA K1A 0R6,ONTARIO,CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 19期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.12542
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We report 77-K modulated transmission measurements on an In0.12Ga0.88As/GaAs 100-angstrom-period superlattice as a function of a variable, uniform, external dc field. The spectra evolve continuously as the field increases from a Franz-Keldysh regime to Stark-Wannier confinement, passing through an intermediate-field region whose precise theoretical description has not yet been formulated. In this way the step-by-step evolution of the electronic states as a function of the external field has been documented.
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页码:12542 / 12546
页数:5
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