Polar optical‐phonon scattering in three‐ and two‐dimensional electron gases

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 657-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. Gelmont ◽  
M. Shur ◽  
M. Stroscio
Keyword(s):  
Optical Phonon ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Polar Optical Phonon ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Electron ◽  
Electron Gases ◽  
Optical Phonon Scattering

Analytical Theory of Electron Mobility and Drift Velocity in GaN

1996 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. Gelmont ◽  
M. S. Shur ◽  
M. Stroscio
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Drift Velocity ◽  
Optical Phonon ◽  
Electron Mobility ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Electron Gas ◽  
Transport Equations ◽  
Polar Optical Phonon ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Optical Phonon Scattering

ABSTRACTWe derive balance transport equations for the electron mobility and drift velocity, which are applicable at any degeneracy of the electron gas. These equations account for the polar optical phonon scattering and ionized impurity scattering and include the effects of screening. These equations are valid only for very high concentrations (above 1019 cm-3 for GaN). However, the comparison with the results of Monte Carlo simulations shows that they fairly accurately reproduce the field-velocity curves in GaN in moderate electric fields (up to 100 kV/cm). The comparison with the electron mobility calculated using the two-step model [1] shows a much larger difference but allows us to illustrate the trends in mobility dependencies caused by electron-electron collisions. We also derive the balance transport equations accounting for the polar optical phonon scattering in a two-dimensional electron gas. The calculations based on these equations, show that the unscreened polar optical scattering mobility is smaller in the two-dimensional gas than in the bulk intrinsic semiconductor and that the mobility decreases with the decrease of the quantum well thickness.

Polar Optical Phonon Instability and Intervalley Transfer in Gallium Nitride

1998 ◽  
Vol 512 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. Foutz ◽  
S. K. O'leary ◽  
M. S. Shur ◽  
L. F. Eastman ◽  
B. L. Gelmont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gallium Nitride ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Optical Phonon ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Polar Optical Phonon ◽  
Scattering Mechanism ◽  
Loss Mechanism ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Optical Phonon Scattering

ABSTRACTWe develop a simple, one-dimensional, analytical model, which describes electron transport in gallium nitride. We focus on the polar optical phonon scattering mechanism, as this is the dominant energy loss mechanism at room temperature. Equating the power gained from the field with that lost through scattering, we demonstrate that beyond a critical electric field, 114 kV/cm at T = 300 K, the power gained from the field exceeds that lost due to polar optical phonon scattering. This polar optical phonon instability leads to a dramatic increase in the electron energy, this being responsible for the onset of intervalley transitions. The predictions of our analytical model are compared with those of Monte Carlo simulations, and are found to be in satisfactory agreement.

CALCULATION OF THE INTENSITY-DEPENDENT ABSORPTION SPECTRUM IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON SYSTEMS

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 863-872
Author(s):  
TRAN CONG PHONG ◽  
VO THANH LAM ◽  
LUONG VAN TUNG
Keyword(s):  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Electron Systems ◽  
Quantum Kinetic Equation ◽  
Dimensional Electron ◽  
Semiconductor Superlattice ◽  
Optical Phonon Scattering ◽  
Dependent Absorption ◽  
Analytic Expression ◽  
Two Dimensional Electron Systems

General analytic expression for the intensity-dependent absorption coefficient (IDAC) of an intense electromagnetic wave (IEMW) in two-dimensional electron systems (2DES) is obtained by using the quantum kinetic equation (QKE) for electrons in the case of electron–optical phonon scattering in a doped semiconductor superlattice (DSSL). The dependence of IDAC on the amplitude E0 and the photon energy ℏΩ of an IEMW, the energy ℏωp and the temperature for a specific n-i-p-i superlattice of GaAs : Si / GaAs : Be is achieved due to a numerical method. The computational results show that not only the dependence of IDAC on ℏΩ but also the dependence of IDAC on ℏωp can be applied to optically detect the electric subbands in a DSSL.

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