Coherent charge transport in semiconductor quantum cascade structures

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Woerner, Michael ^a   Reimann, Klaus ^a   Elsaesser, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COOLING; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; EXCITONS; HEATING; INFRARED RADIATION; PUMPING (LASER); RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CHARGE TRANSPORT; QUANTUM CASCADE STRUCTURES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 1042304476     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/4/R01     Document Type: Review

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