High-field electron transport in GaAs: a picosecond time-resolved Raman probe

Erik D. Grann, Shou J. Sheih, C. Chia, Kong-Thon Tsen, Otto F. Sankey, George N. Maracas, R. Droopad, A. Salvador, A. Botcharev, Hadis Morkoc

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Abstract

Electric-field-induced non-equilibrium carrier distributions in GaAs-based p-i-n nanostructure semiconductors has been studied by transient Raman spectroscopy on a picosecond time scale and at T ≈ 80 K. For an injected carrier density of n ≈ 2.2 × 1018 cm-3 and electric field intensity E = 25 KV/cm, the drift velocity of electrons as high as Vd = 2.5 × 107 cm/sec was observed. We demonstrate in this work that time-resolved Raman spectroscopy is a feasible technique to interrogate both ballistic transport and velocity overshoot phenomena in nanostructure semiconductors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsDavid K. Ferry, Henry M. van Driel
Pages190-197
Number of pages8
StatePublished - Dec 1 1994
EventUltrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Duration: Jan 27 1994Jan 28 1994

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume2142
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherUltrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors
CityLos Angeles, CA, USA
Period1/27/941/28/94

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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