Title :
Electron subband population and mobility in asymmetric coupled quantum wells
Author :
Pozela, J. ; Pozela, K. ; Juciene, V. ; Namajunas, A.
Author_Institution :
Semicond.. Phys. Inst., Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract :
The electron subband energy and population engineering by inserting a thin AlGaAs barrier inside a GaAs quantum well (QW) is considered. The specific voltage across the coupled QW´s which arises due to the asymmetric deformation of electron wave function is calculated. The simplified analytical model for confined and interface polar optical phonons in the double barrier GaAs QW with inserted AlGaAs barrier is described. The electron-polar optical phonon scattering rates, the electron mobility and the photoexcited electron subband population as functions of the position of the AlGaAs barrier in the asymmetric coupled QW´s are considered
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; electron mobility; electron-phonon interactions; gallium arsenide; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs-AlGaAs; asymmetric coupled quantum wells; confined polar optical phonons; double barrier; electron mobility; electron subband energy; electron subband population; electron wave function; electron-phonon scattering; interface polar optical phonons; photoexcitation; Analytical models; Electron mobility; Electron optics; Gallium arsenide; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Phonons; Power engineering and energy; Voltage; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Modeling of Devices Based on Low-Dimensional Structures, 1998. Proceedings., Second International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Aizu-Wakamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8682-0
DOI :
10.1109/LDS.1998.714530