Hot Electron Emission in Semiconductors.

Abstract

The hot electron temperature of 2D-electron in GaAs/GaAlAs heterostructures depends linearly on the input power as obtained from FIR emission experiments. From saturation absorption measurements we have obtained for the first time energy relaxation times for 2D electrons in GaAs in high magnetic fields. The streaming of hot carriers in crossed electric and magnetic fields has been observed in p-Ge and n-GaAs. This is a potential concept to obtain a FIR laser. Keywords include: Novel tunable FIR sources; Hot electron emission in GaAs/GaAlAs heterostructures; and Streaming of hot carriers in crossed electric and magnetic fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 05, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157691

Entities

People

  • E. Gornik
  • M. Helm
  • R. A. Hoepfel

Organizations

  • University of Innsbruck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carrier Mobility
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Heterojunctions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mobility
  • Optical Properties
  • Photoexcitation
  • Radiation
  • Relaxation Time
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics