PLASMON ASSISTED RESONANT-TUNNELING IN A DOUBLE-BARRIER HETEROSTRUCTURE

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ZHANG, C [1 ]
LERCH, MLF [1 ]
MARTIN, AD [1 ]
SIMMONDS, PE [1 ]
EAVES, L [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT PHYS,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3397
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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When a double barrier semiconductor structure is biased near a tunneling resonance, charge can accumulate in the quantum well. Coupling between this two dimensional electron gas and the tunneling current is investigated. Experimental data taken inside a region of apparent bistability in one device reveal a satellite on the high energy side of the current resonance in the I(V) characteristic. A theoretical model based on the many-body transfer Hamiltonian formalism shows that a plasmon excitation has a remarkably similar structure. Magnetic field data support the plasmon satellite interpretation.
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页码:3397 / 3400
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