OPTICAL INVESTIGATION OF CHARGE ACCUMULATION AND BISTABILITY IN AN ASYMMETRIC DOUBLE BARRIER RESONANT TUNNELING HETEROSTRUCTURE

被引:10
作者
HAYES, DG
SKOLNICK, MS
SIMMONDS, PE
EAVES, L
HALLIDAY, DP
LEADBEATER, ML
HENINI, M
HUGHES, OH
HILL, G
PATE, MA
机构
[1] ROYAL SIGNALS & RADAR ESTAB,GREAT MALVERN WR14 3PS,WORCS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV WOLLONGONG,DEPT PHYS,WOLLONGONG,NSW 2500,AUSTRALIA
[3] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT ELECT & ELECTR ENGN,SHEFFIELD S1 3JD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(90)90331-2
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A photoluminescence study of an asymmetric double barrier resonant tunneling structure, exhibiting intrinsic bistability, is reported. The variation of PL linewidth with bias provides a direct signature of the charge build-up in the well which occurs during resonant tunneling. Accurate values of the charge density are deduced from the Landau level filling in PL spectra taken as a function of magnetic field. © 1990.
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页码:373 / 377
页数:5
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