台阶量子阱的结构和电场对Rashba自旋分裂的影响

Spin splitting of conduction subbands in Al0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As step quantum wells induced by interface and electric field related Rashba effects is investigated theoretically by the method of finite difference.The dependence of the spin splitting on the electric field and the well structure,which is controlled by the well width and the step width,is investigated in detail.Without an external electric field,the spin splitting is induced by an interface related Rashba term due to the built-in structure inversion asymmetry.Applying the external electric field to the step QW,the Rashba effect can be enhanced or weakened,depending on the well structure as well as the direction and the magnitude of the electric field.The spin splitting is mainly controlled by the interface related Rashba term under a negative and a stronger positive electric field,and the contribution of the electric field related Rashba term dominates in a small range of a weaker positive electric field.A method to determine the interface parameter is proposed.The results show that the step QWs might be used as spin switches.     

A 2DEG charge density based drain current model for various Al and In molefraction mobility dependent nano-scale AlInGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT devices

We present a two-dimensional electron gas（2DEG） charge-control mobility variation based drain current model for sheet carrier density in the channel.The model was developed for the AlInGaN/AlN/GaN highelectron -mobility transistor.The sheet carrier density model used here accounts for the independence between the Fermi levels E_f and n_s along with mobility for various Al and In molefractions.This physics based ns model fully depends upon the variation of E_f,u0,the first subband E₀,the second subband E\,and n_s.We present a physics based analytical drain current model using n_s with the minimum set of parameters.The analytical results obtained are compared with the experimental results for four samples with various molefraction and barrier thickness.A good agreement between the results is obtained,thus validating the model.     

Multisubband electron mobility in a parabolic quantum well structure under the influence of an applied electric field

We study the multisubband electron mobility in a barrier delta doped AlχGal-χAs parabolic quantum well structure under the influence of an applied electric field perpendicular to the interface plane. We consider the alloy fraction χ = 0.3 for barriers and vary x from 0.0 to 0.1 for the parabolic well. Electrons diffuse into the well and confine within the triangular like potentials near the interfaces due to Coulomb interaction with ionized donors. The parabolic structure potential, being opposite in nature, partly compensates the Coulomb potential. The external electric field further amends the potential structure leading to an asymmetric potential profile. Accordingly the energy levels, wave functions and occupation of subbands change. We calculate low temperature electron mobility as a function of the electric field and show that when two subbands are occupied, the mobility is mostly dominated by ionised impurity scattering mediated by intersubband effects. As the field increases transition from double subband to single subband occupancy occurs. A sudden enhancement in mobility is obtained due to curtailment of intersubband effects. Thereafter the mobility is governed by both impurity and alloy disorder scatterings. Our analysis of mobility as a function of the electric field for different structural parameters shows interesting results.     

Linear and Nonlinear Optical Absorptions in Semiparabolic Quantum Wells

By using the compact density matrix approach and iterative procedure, a detailed procedure for the calculation of the linear and nonlinear optical absorption coefficients was given in the electric-field-biased semi parabolic quantum wells(QWs). The simple analytical formulas for the linear and nonlinear optical absorption coefficients in the systems are also deduced. Numerical result on typical GaAs materials shows that,the linear and nonlinear optical absorption coefficients sensitively depend on the applied electric field and the confined potential frequency of the semiparabolic QWs systems as well as the incident optics beam intensity.     

Logarithmic Gain-carrier Density Characteristic of QW Lasers

The relationship between gain and carrier density is analysed.In the quantum well(QW) lasers,initially,the gain increases rapidly with the carrier density and then starts to saturate.It can be seen that QW lasers have a higher differential gain because of the step-like state density,and that the gain saturates at higher carrier densities because of the constant state density of the lowest subband.It is shown that simple ogarithmic gain-carrier density is more accurate than the traditional linearized form for a QW laser.     

AlGaAs/GaAs 三角形量子势阱与方形量子阱的界面粗糙散射的比较

We have theoretically studied the mobility limited by interface roughness scattering on two-dimensional electrons gas（2DEG） at a single heterointerface（triangle-shaped quantum well）.Our results indicate that,like the interface roughness scattering in a square quantum well,the roughness scattering at the Al_xGa_1-xAs/GaAs heterointerface can be characterized by parameters of roughness height A and lateral A,and in addition by electric field F.A comparison of two mobilities limited by the interface roughness scattering between the present result and a square well in the same condition is given.     

Effects of hydrostatic pressure and external electric field on the impurity binding energy in strained GaN/AlxGa1?xN spherical quantum dots

The binding energy and Stark effect energy shifts of a shallow donor impurity state in a strained GaN/AlxGa1-xN spherical finite-potential quantum dot (QD) are calculated using a variational method based on the effective mass approximation. The binding energy is computed as a function of dot size and hydrostatic pressure. The numerical results show that the binding energy of the impurity state increases, attains a maximum value, and then decreases as the QD radius increases for any electric field. Moreover, the binding energy increases with the pressure for any size of dot. The Stark shift of the impurity energy for large dot size is much larger than that for the small dot size, and it is enhanced by the increase of electric field. We compare the binding energy of impurity state with and without strain effects, and the results show that the strain effects enhance the impurity binding energy considerably, especially for the small QD size. We also take the dielectric mismatch into account in our work.     

Optical Gain of V-groove Zn1-xCdxSe/ZnSe Quantum Wires

The subband structures, distributions of electron and hole wave functions, state density, optical gain spectra, and transparency carrier density of the V-groove Zn1-xCdxSe/ZnSe quantum wires are investigated theoretically using four band effective-mass Hamiltonian, which takes into account the effects of the valence band anisotropy and the band mixing. The biaxial strain effect for quantum wires is included in the calculation. The compressive strain in the Zn1-xCdxSe wire region increases the energy separation between the uppermost subbands. The optical gain with xy-polarized light is enhanced, while optical gain with z-polarized light is strongly decreased. The xy-polarized optical gain spectrum has a peak at around 2.541 Ev, with the transparency carrier density of 0.75×1018　cm-3. The calculated results also show that the strain tends to increase the quantum confinement and enhance the anisotropy of the optical transitions.     

金属有机物化学气相淀积法生长的Si掺杂GaN薄膜的应力，结构与电学特性研究

The stresses, structural and electrical properties of n-type Si-doped GaN films grown by metaiorganic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD） are systemically studied. It is suggested that the main stress relaxation is induced by bending dislocations in low doping samples. But for higher doping samples, as the Si doping concentration increases, the in-plane stresses in the grown films are quickly relaxed due to the rapid increase of the edge dislocation densities. Hall effect measurements reveal that the carrier mobility first increases rapidly and then decreases with increasing Si doping concentration. This phenomenon is attributed to the interaction between various scattering process. It is suggested that the dominant scattering process is defect scattering for low doping samples and ionized impurity scattering for high doping samples.     

Spin transport properties in double quantum rings connected in series

A new model of metal/semiconductor/metal double-quantum-ring connected in series is proposed and the transport properties in this model are theoretically studied.The results imply that the transmission coefficient shows periodic variations with increasing semiconductor ring size.The effects of the magnetic field and Rashba spin-orbit interaction on the transmission coefficient for two kinds of spin state electrons are different.The number of the transmission coefficient peaks is related to the length ratio between the upper arm and the half circumference of the ring.In addition,the transmission coefficient shows oscillation behavior with enhanced external magnetic field,and the corresponding average value is related to the two leads’ relative position.     

高漏偏压下AlGaN/GaN HEMT噪声性能的研究

The advent of fully integrated GaN PA-LNA circuits makes it meaningful to investigate the noise performance under high drain bias. However, noise performance of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs under high bias has not received worldwide attention in theoretical studies due to its complicated mechanisms. The noise value is moderately higher and its rate of increase is fast with increasing high voltage. In this paper, several possible mechanisms are proposed to be responsible for it. Impact ionization under high electric field incurs great fluctuation of carrier density, which increases the drain diffusion noise. Besides, higher gate leakage current related shot noise and a more severe self-heating effect are also contributors to the noise increase at high bias. Analysis from macroscopic and microscopic perspectives can help us to design new device structures to improve noise performance of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs under high bias.     

Optical Gain of V—groove Zn1—xCdxSe／ZnSe Quantum Wires

The subband structures, distributions of electron and hole wave functions, state density, optical gain spectra, and transparency carrier density of the V-groove Zn 1-x Cd x Se/ZnSe quantum wires are investigated theoretically using four band effective-mass Hamiltonian, which takes into account the effects of the valence band anisotropy and the band mixing. The biaxial strain effect for quantum wires is included in the calculation. The compressive strain in the Zn 1-x Cd x Se wire region increases the energy separation between the uppermost subbands. The optical gain with xy -polarized light is enhanced, while optical gain with z -polarized light is strongly decreased. The xy -polarized optical gain spectrum has a peak at around 2.541 eV, with the transparency carrier density of 0.75×10 18 cm -3 . The calculated results also show that the strain tends to increase the quantum confinement and enhance the anisotropy of the optical transitions.     

The spectral characteristics of the splitting angle for double Wollaston prism

The spectral characteristics of the splitting angle and its asymmetry for double-Wollaston prism are analyzed theoretically. With the increase of the prism structure angle, the splitting angle of the double Wollaston prism and its asymmetry increase. However, the splitting angle decreases with the increase of the wavelength of incident light. The influence of the incident light wavelength on the splitting angle in the ultraviolet wave band is much greater than that in visible and near-infrared wave band. To verify the theoretical analysis, the characteristics of the double Wollaston prism are also studied experimentally.     

Approximate graphical method of solving Fermi level and majority carrier density of semiconductors with multiple donors and multiple acceptors

We present a generic approximate graphical method for determining the equilibrium Fermi level and majority carrier density of a semiconductor with multiple donors and multiple acceptors compensating each other. Simple and easy-to-follow procedures of the graphical method are described.By graphically plotting two wrapping step functions facing each other,one for the positive hole-ionized donor and one for the negative electron-ionized acceptor,we have the crossing point that renders the Fermi level and majority carrier density.Using the graphical method,new equations are derived,such as the carrier compensation proportional to N_A/N_D,not the widely quoted N_A-N_D.Visual insight is offered to view not only the result of graphic determination of Fermi level and majority carrier density but also the dominant and critical pair of donors and acceptors in compensation.The graphical method presented in this work will help to guide the design,adjustment,and improvement of the multiply doped semiconductors.Comparison of this approximate graphical method with previous work on compensation,and with some experimental results,is made.Future work in the field is proposed.     

Persistent spin currents in a triple-terminal quantum ring with three arms

A new model of a triple-terminal quantum ring with three arms is proposed.We develop an equivalent method for reducing the triple-terminal quantum ring to the double-terminal quantum ring and calculate the persistent spin currents in this model.The results indicate that the persistent spin currents show behavior of nonperiodic and unequal amplitude oscillation with increasing semiconductor ring size when the total magnetic flux is zero. However,when the total magnetic flux is non-zero,the persistent spin currents make periodic equal amplitude oscillations with increasing AB magnetic flux intensity.At the same time,the two kinds of spin state persistent spin currents have the same frequency and amplitude but the inverse phase.In addition,the Rashba spin-orbit interaction affects the phase and the phase difference of the persistent spin currents.The average persistent spin currents relate to the arm length and the terminal position as well as the distribution of the magnetic flux in each arm.Furthermore, our results indicate that the AB magnetic flux has different influences on the two kinds of spin state electrons.     

Material Growth and Device Fabrication of GaAs Based 1.3μm GaInNAs Quantum Well Laser Diodes

Material growth and device fabrication of the first 1.3μm quantum well (QW) edge emitting laser diodes in China are reported.Through the optimization of the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth conditions and the tuning of the indium and nitrogen composition of the GaInNAs QWs,the emission wavelengths of the QWs can be tuned to 1.3μm.Ridge geometry waveguide laser diodes are fabricated.The lasing wavelength is 1.3μm under continuous current injection at room temperature with threshold current of 1kA/cm2 for the laser diode structures with the cleaved facet mirrors.The output light power over 30mW is obtained.     

Design of GaAs/AlxGa1?xAs asymmetric quantum wells for THz-wave by difference frequency generation

The energy levels, wave functions and the second-order nonlinear susceptibilities are calculated in GaAs/Al0.2Ga0.8As/Al0.5Ga0.5As asymmetric quantum well (AQW) by using an asymmetric model based on the parabolic and non-parabolic band. The influence of non-parabolicity can not be neglected when analyzing the phenomena in narrow quantum wells and in higher lying subband edges in wider wells. The numerical results show that under double resonance (DR) conditions, the second-order difference frequency generation (DFG) and optical rectification (OR) generation susceptibilities in the AQW reach 2.5019 mm/V and 13.208 mm/V, respectively, which are much larger than those of the bulk GaAs. Besides, we calculate the absorption coefficient of AQW and find out the two pump wavelengths correspond to the maximum absorption, so appropriate pump beams must be selected to generate terahertz (THz) radiation by DFG.     

The impact of germanium in strained Si/relaxed Si1-xGex on carrier performance in non-degenerate and degenerate regimes

The impact of the fraction of germanium on the carrier performance of two-dimensional strained silicon, which embraces both the non-degenerate and degenerate regimes,is developed.In this model,the Fermi integral of order zero is employed.The impact of the fraction of germanium on the relaxed Si_1-xGe_x substrate（x）,carrier concentration and temperature is reported.It is revealed that the effect of x on the hole concentration is dominant for a normalized Fermi energy of more than three,or in other words the non-degenerate regime.On the contrary, the x gradient has less influence in the degenerate regime.Furthermore,by increasing x there is an increase in the intrinsic velocity,particularly with high carrier concentration and temperature.     

EFFECT OF A WEAK LONGITUDINAL ELECTRIC FIELD ON WHISTLER WAVES

The effect of a longitudinal electric field on whistler waves is studied based onkinetic theory.A local Maxwellian distribution is taken as stationary distribution function ofelectrons which departs from thermodynamic equilibrium due to the applied electric field.Thedielectric tensor is derived by integrating along orbit of the particle in the unperturbed field.Dispersion relation and growth rate are analysed from Hermitian and anti-Hermitian parts ofthis tensor respectively.It is found that the waves are growing when the angle between the wavevector and the electric field is in range of θ<2θ_c, otherwise the whistler waves are damping.Thegrowth rate increases with wave frequency and decreases with the angle between the wave vectorand the applied field.In the case of ω_e(?)Ω the maximum of growth rate,which is at θ=O_l isproportional to the plasma density and anti-proportional to the magnetic field.Some computedresults for parameters at top of the F layer are given.     

Binding energies of shallow impurities in asymmetric strained wurtzite Al_x Ga_(1-x)N/GaN/AIy Ga1-y N quantum wells

The ground state binding energies of hydrogenic impurities in strained wurtzite Al_xGa_1-xN/GaN/Al_yGa_1-yN quantum wells are calculated numerically by a variational method.The dependence of the binding energy on well width,impurity location and Al concentrations of the left and right barriers is discussed,including the effect of the built-in electric field induced by spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations.The results show that the change in binding energy with well width is more sensitive to the impurity position and barrier heights than the barrier widths,especially in asymmetric well structures where the barrier widths and/or barrier heights differ.The binding energy as a function of the impurity position in symmetric and asymmetric structures behaves like a map of the spatial distribution of the ground state wave function of the electron.It is also found that the influence on the binding energy from the Al concentration of the left barrier is more obvious than that of the right barrier.