Effects of Electron-Interface-Phonon Interactions on Magnetopolaronic Impurity Transitions in Quantum Wells
Abstract
Electron interactions with interface phonon modes and strictly- confined bulk phonon modes are considered for the first time to calculate the magnetopolaronic effect on the transition energy of a hydrogenic impurity in the quantum well of a double heterostructure. The electron-phonon interaction is treated as a perturbation on a hydrogenic impurity confined in a quantum well under strong magnetic fields. The unperturbed states are obtained by the variational method with trial wave functions constructed on symmetry considerations. It is found that the transition energy, as a function of the applied magnetic field, breaks up into three branches with two interaction gaps occurring at two-level and three-level resonances. The lowest branch lies below the bulk TO energy. These results are found in good agreement with recent experimental data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA244698
Entities
People
- Dong Lin
- R Chen
- Thomas F. George
Organizations
- Washington State University