Abstract
We present measurements of electron cooling times in 'quasi' quantum wires and dots as a function of the z-confinement. The states were created by application of a magnetic field along the growth direction of bulk material, a wide parabolic well and a narrow quantum well based on the IV-VI material PbTe. These three systems thus provide a progression of successively 1D-like, weakly 0D-like and 0D-like density of states. The measurements were all made above the LO-phonon energy, and the increasing confinement is represented in the LO-phonon cooling times observed, which become successively longer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 809-816 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Semiconductor Science and Technology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 1999 |