Resonant Tunneling in Semiconductors
Physics and Applications
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GaAs/GaN heterostructures were grown by molecular-beam epitaxy using GaN/supphire (0001) templates. In spite of a ~20% lattice mismatch, epitaxial growth was realized, so that the GaAs films showed good adhesi...
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We have studied the dynamics of a spin-polarised excitonic gas under the influence of an external electric field using time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. This extends our previous investigations of ...
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The variety of material combinations available for epitaxial semiconductor heterostructures has made it possible to envision optical devices with new and desirable characteristics. Here I describe two examples...
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We review the experimental effects of a magnetic field on the current-voltage characteristics of type II resonant-tunneling structures, mainly GaSb-AlSb-InAs-AlSb-GaSb. Their behavior under field, found to be ...
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We present high resolution pseudo-absorption spectra of GaAs/GaAIAs quantum wells. Information on the energy spectrum of excitons is obtained from low temperature photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy. The...
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These notes are the third part of a set of three lectures presenting the basic concepts related to resonant tunneling in semiconductor heterostructures, and their application to electronic devices. The first t...
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The concept of tunneling through a potential barrier lies at the core of quantum mechanics, and its experimental observation is a manifestation of the wave-like behavior of matter. Since the early days of quan...
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We report measurements of the magneto and Hall resistance in GaSb-InAs-GaSb heterostructures at magnetic fields up to 28T and temperatures as low as 0.005K. In addition to the quantized Hall effect, extraordin...
Chapter and Conference Paper
The quantum Hall effect in two-dimensional electron systems has been reported in a number of heterostructures,1–4 in which the Hall resistance, ρxy =h/νe2, shows plateaus at integral values of ν and the magneto-r...
Chapter and Conference Paper
The electronic properties of GaSb-AlSb superlattices (SL) have been recently analyzed by different experimental techniques showing unambiguously the formation of electronic subbands at the Γ-point 1-2. To our kno...
Chapter and Conference Paper
Previously[1], the c.w. photoluminescence (PL) at helium temperatures for excitons confined in quantum wells has been seen to decrease sharply (i.e. is quenched) when an electric field is applied perpendicular to...
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The dependence on photon energy of the persistent photoconductivity (PPC) in selectively doped high mobility Al0.3Ga0.7As—GaAs heterostructures has been measured at temperatures below 80 K. A decrease in conducti...