Publication: Self-consistent analysis of electric field effects on Si δ-doped GaAs
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ISSN: 0268-1242 (print version)
ISSN: 1361-6641 (online version)
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1995-10
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Institute of Physics
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We theoretically study the subband structure of single Si delta -doped GaAs inserted in a quantum well and subject to an electric field applied along the growth direction. We use an efficient self-consistent procedure to solve simultaneously the Schrodinger and Poisson equations for different values of electric field and temperature. We thus find the confining potential, the subband energies and their corresponding envelope functions, the subband occupations, and the oscillator strength of intersubband transitions. Opposite to what is usually the case when dealing with the quantum-confined Stark effect in ordinary quantum wells, we observe an abrupt drop of the energy levels whenever the external field reaches a certain value. This critical value of the field is seen to depend only slightly on temperature. The rapid change in the energy levels is accompanied by the appearance of a secondary well in the confining potential and a strong decrease of the oscillator strength between the two lowest subbands. These results open the possibility to design devices for use as optical filters controlled by an applied electric field.
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Semiconductor Science and Technology, vol. 10, n. 10, oct. 1995. Pp. 1303–1309