Quantum-confined stark effects in semiconductor quantum disks

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1760-1766

  Susa, Nobuhiko ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITONS; OPTICAL DEVICES; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

EXCITON BINDING ENERGY; FINITE POTENTIAL BARRIERS; OSCILLATOR STRENGTH; QUANTUM CONFINED STARK EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DISKS; STARK SHIFT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0030270513     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.538782     Document Type: Article

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