Monte Carlo study of GaN versus GaAs terahertz quantum cascade structures

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Bellotti, Enrico ^a   Driscoll, Kristina ^a   Moustakas, Theodore D ^a   Paiella, Roberto ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CARRIER DYNAMICS; CRYOGENIC COOLING; OPTICAL PHONON ENERGIES;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 40849096329     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2894508     Document Type: Article

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