• DocumentCode
    1772165
  • Title

    Electron localization in quantum cascade heterostructures due to interface roughness

  • Author

    Harter, Marlene ; Dikmelik, Yamac ; Hoffman, Andy

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The localization of electron wavefunctions due to interface roughness in a quantum cascade heterostructures is investigated by observing the electroluminescence spectra. Localization is more prominent in heterostructures with designed extended states.
  • Keywords
    electroluminescence; interface roughness; localised states; quantum cascade lasers; semiconductor heterojunctions; wave functions; electroluminescence spectra; electron localization; electron wavefunction; extended states; interface roughness; quantum cascade heterostructures; Electric potential; Electroluminescence; Electron optics; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Quantum cascade lasers; Superlattices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989803