Photon-assisted transport in semiconductor nanostructures

G Platero, R Aguado - Physics Reports, 2004 - Elsevier
In this review we focus on electronic transport through semiconductor nanostructures which
are driven by ac fields. Along the review we describe the available experimental information …

Semiconductor superlattices: a model system for nonlinear transport

A Wacker - Physics Reports, 2002 - Elsevier
Electric transport in semiconductor superlattices is dominated by pronounced negative
differential conductivity. In this report, the standard transport theories for superlattices, ie …

[BOEK][B] Nonlinear spatio-temporal dynamics and chaos in semiconductors

E Schöll - 2001 - books.google.com
Nonlinear transport phenomena are an increasingly important aspect of modern
semiconductor research. This volume deals with complex nonlinear dynamics, pattern …

Non-linear dynamics of semiconductor superlattices

LL Bonilla, HT Grahn - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
In the last decade, non-linear dynamical transport in semiconductor superlattices (SLs) has
witnessed significant progress in theoretical descriptions as well as in experimentally …

Electrically tunable GHz oscillations in doped GaAs-AlAs superlattices

J Kastrup, R Hey, KH Ploog, HT Grahn, LL Bonilla… - Physical Review B, 1997 - APS
Tunable oscillatory modes of electric-field domains in doped semiconductor superlattices
are reported. The experimental investigations demonstrate the realization of tunable, GHz …

Theory ofnonlinear charge transport, wave propagation, andself-oscillations in semiconductor superlattices

LL Bonilla - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
Nonlinear charge transport in semiconductor superlattices under strong electric fields
parallel to the growth direction results in rich dynamical behaviour including the formation of …

Direct nanoscale imaging of evolving electric field domains in quantum structures

RS Dhar, SG Razavipour, E Dupont, C Xu… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
The external performance of quantum optoelectronic devices is governed by the spatial
profiles of electrons and potentials within the active regions of these devices. For example …

Bifurcation analysis of stationary and oscillating domains in semiconductor superlattices with do** fluctuations

M Patra, G Schwarz, E Schöll - Physical Review B, 1998 - APS
We investigate the effects of frozen-in spatial fluctuations of the do** density on the
different forms of spatiotemporal pattern formation found in weakly coupled n-doped …

Ignition of quantum cascade lasers in a state of oscillating electric field domains

DO Winge, E Dupont, A Wacker - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are generally designed to avoid negative differential
conductivity (NDC) in the vicinity of the operation point in order to prevent instabilities. We …

Wave fronts may move upstream in semiconductor superlattices

A Carpio, LL Bonilla, A Wacker, E Schöll - Physical Review E, 2000 - APS
In weakly coupled, current biased, doped semiconductor superlattices, domain walls may
move upstream against the flow of electrons. For appropriate do** values, a domain wall …