Carrier relaxation in GaAs v-groove quantum wires and the effects of localization

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Cade, N I ^a,c   Roshan, R ^a   Kauert, M ^a   Maciel, A C ^a   Ryan, J F ^a   Schwarz, A ^b   Schapers Th ^b   Luth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c NTT Basic Research Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHONON; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 12444288469     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.195308     Document Type: Article

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