Electron-hole superlattices in GaAs/Alx Ga1- x As multiple quantum wells

Philosophical Magazine

Volumn 86, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 3581-3593

  Walsh, K P ^a,b   Fiory, A T ^b   Ravindra, N M ^b   Harshman, D R ^c,d,e   Dow, J D ^e  

^a US Army ARDEC   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Physikon Research Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERLATTICES;

BOUND STATES; ELECTRON HOLE SUPERLATTICE; IONIZED DONORS; LAYERED ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 33744986929     PISSN: 14786435     EISSN: 14786443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430600677694     Document Type: Article

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