ISSN:
1090-6487
Keywords:
73.20.Mf
;
73.20.Dx
;
85.30.Mn
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The effect of absorption of nonequilibrium acoustical phonons on the intensity of recombination of a two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field is investigated. The nonequilibrium acoustical phonons are emitted in the relaxation of electrons in a tunnel junction deposited on the back side of a sample with a two-dimensional electronic channel. It is demonstrated that the optical signal showing the intensity of the recombination of nonequilibrium electrons from a photoexcited size-quantization subband can serve as a sensitive detector of acoustical phonons. Because the general heating of two-dimensional carriers and the intersubband transitions stimulated by the absorption of nonequilibrium acoustical phonons lead to effects of different sign, the useful signal can be discriminated unambiguously.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.567980