Intersubband relaxation of hot carriers in coupled quantum wells

Jenifer Lary; Stephen M. Goodnick; Paolo Lugli; Daniel Y. Oberli; Jagdeep Shah

doi:10.1016/0038-1101(89)90228-1

Intersubband relaxation of hot carriers in coupled quantum wells

Jenifer Lary, Stephen M. Goodnick, Paolo Lugli, Daniel Y. Oberli, Jagdeep Shah

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Abstract

We compare experimental results for the photoluminescence decay in coupled quantum wells with a Monte Carlo simulation of electron and hole dynamics in this structure. The results support the assumption that the measured decay is associated with intersubband relaxation of electrons with little effect due to the holes. Quantitative agreement is found between the measured and theoretical time constants for most fields, although the theoretical values are shorter than the corresponding experimental values close to resonance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1283-1287
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solid State Electronics
Volume	32
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1101(89)90228-1
State	Published - Dec 1989
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coupled quantum wells
Intersubband scattering
Tunneling

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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