Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Simple Models of the Electron–Phonon Interaction
- 2 Quantum Confinement of Carriers
- 3 Quasi-Continuum Theory of Lattice Vibrations
- 4 Bulk Vibrational Modes in an Isotropic Continuum
- 5 Optical Modes in a Quantum Well
- 6 Superlattice Modes
- 7 Optical Modes in Various Structures
- 8 Electron–Optical Phonon Interaction in a Quantum Well
- 9 Other Scattering Mechanisms
- 10 Quantum Screening
- 11 The Electron Distribution Function
- 12 Spin Relaxation
- 13 Electrons and Phonons in the Wurtzite Lattice
- 14 Nitride Heterostructures
- 15 Terahertz Sources
- Appendix 1 The Polar-Optical Momentum-Relaxation Time in a 2D Degenerate Gas
- Appendix 2 Electron/Polar Optical Phonon Scattering Rates in a Spherical Cosine Band
- References
- Index
5 - Optical Modes in a Quantum Well
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Simple Models of the Electron–Phonon Interaction
- 2 Quantum Confinement of Carriers
- 3 Quasi-Continuum Theory of Lattice Vibrations
- 4 Bulk Vibrational Modes in an Isotropic Continuum
- 5 Optical Modes in a Quantum Well
- 6 Superlattice Modes
- 7 Optical Modes in Various Structures
- 8 Electron–Optical Phonon Interaction in a Quantum Well
- 9 Other Scattering Mechanisms
- 10 Quantum Screening
- 11 The Electron Distribution Function
- 12 Spin Relaxation
- 13 Electrons and Phonons in the Wurtzite Lattice
- 14 Nitride Heterostructures
- 15 Terahertz Sources
- Appendix 1 The Polar-Optical Momentum-Relaxation Time in a 2D Degenerate Gas
- Appendix 2 Electron/Polar Optical Phonon Scattering Rates in a Spherical Cosine Band
- References
- Index
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- Electrons and Phonons in Semiconductor Multilayers , pp. 119 - 140Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009