Dynamics of Bloch oscillations under the influence of scattering and coherent plasmon coupling

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Abstract

We investigate the influence of scattering and coherent plasmon coupling on the temporal and spatial dynamics of Bloch-oscillating electrons in a semiconductor superlattice. We demonstrate that the dynamics are strongly influenced due to the scattering processes. For higher carrier densities, coupling to coherent plasmons leads to anharmonic Bloch oscillations since the static bias field is considerably changed by the oscillating carriers.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numberR13373
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume61
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2000
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 0038419455

Keywords

Keywords

  • Semiconductor, Localization, Relaxation, Resonances, Electrons, Emission

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