Zener interminiband resonant breakdown in superlattices

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 4506-4509

  Sibille, A ^a   Palmier, J F ^b   Laruelle, F ^c  

^a ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

^c CNRS LMM   (France)

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EID: 4143080826     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.4506     Document Type: Article

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