SEQUENTIAL VERSUS COHERENT TUNNELING IN DOUBLE-BARRIER DIODES INVESTIGATED BY DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION-SPECTROSCOPY

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作者
WOODWARD, TK [1 ]
CHEMLA, DS [1 ]
BARJOSEPH, I [1 ]
BARANGER, HU [1 ]
SIVCO, DL [1 ]
CHO, AY [1 ]
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[1] WEIZMANN INST SCI,IL-76100 REHOVOT,ISRAEL
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 44卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.44.1353
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We have used differential absorption spectroscopy to measure charge distributions in the quantum wells of several double-barrier diodes. We find that the ratio of the stored charge to the current is not equal to the coherent-state lifetime and is basically insensitive to the amount of scattering. We experimentally demonstrate that phase-breaking collisions take place in our structures by observing the energy distribution of the stored charge in both single- and double-resonance structures.
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页码:1353 / 1356
页数:4
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