Phonon confinement and electron transport in GaAs-based quantum cascade structures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Gao, X ^a   Botez, D ^a   Knezevic, I ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

DIELECTRIC CONTINUUM MODEL; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; OPTICAL-PHONON CONFINEMENT; PHONON CONFINEMENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 42349102943     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2899963     Document Type: Article

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