Generation of terahertz acoustic-phonon signals by heated electrons in AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs-based quantum wires

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1353-1355

  Xu, W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0039665352     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.116077     Document Type: Article

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