Diffusion thermopower due to interface roughness-induced piezoelectric scattering in lattice-mismatched semiconductor quantum wells

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-503

  Kubakaddi, S S ^a,b   Usharani, K R ^a,c  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c Kittel Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion thermopower; Scattering parameter; Surface roughness scattering; Surface roughness induced piezoelectric scattering

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRON GAS; FUNCTIONS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DIFFUSION THERMOPOWER; LATTICE MISMATCH; SURFACE ROUGHNESS SCATTERING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS-INDUCED PIEZOELECTRIC SCATTERING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 10044246001     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2004.08.097     Document Type: Article

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