Monte Carlo calculation of the electron capture time in single quantum wells
- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 81 (9) , 6438-6441
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.364425
Abstract
The electron capture time in single quantum wells is calculated by considering capture and escape as scattering events in Monte Carlo simulation. The calculation is performed for an AlGaAs/GaAs quantum well as a function of the well width at 300 K. The overall capture time of carriers is found to be controlled by the transition from the free state to the uppermost confined levels. Subsequent interband transitions cause rapid decay into lower levels.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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