Transmission through superlattices with interface roughness

被引：3
作者：
Wacker, A
Bose, S
Rauch, C
Strasser, G
Gornik, E
机构：
[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Inst Theoret Phys, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
[2] Vienna Univ Technol, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
来源：
SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES | 1999年 / 25卷 / 1-2期
关键词：
superlattice; transport; transmission; interface roughness;
D O I：
10.1006/spmi.1998.0611
中图分类号：
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号：
070205 ;
摘要：
The impact of interface roughness on the transmission through short superlattices is investigated. We show that the presence of roughness enhances the transmission if a positive bias is applied to the structure. The calculations agree well with our experimental data. (C) 1999 Academic Press.
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页数：4
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