Publication Date:
2016-05-03
Description:
The point-contact (microcontact) spectra (second derivatives of the current-voltage characteristics) of As/As point homocontacts are measured at liquid helium temperatures. Inversion of the sign of the point-contact spectrum is observed as a result of the destruction of electron localization in the arsenic contacts owing to electron-phonon interactions. The point-contact spectrum contains two major peaks at energies of 10 and 25 meV. The boundary of the single-phonon part of the spectrum corresponds to 34 meV. This agrees with available data on the density of phonon states. Assuming that the inverted point-contact spectrum reflects features of the electro-phonon interaction spectral function, the mean-square frequency of the phonons is calculated and the Debye temperature is estimated.
Print ISSN:
1063-777X
Electronic ISSN:
1090-6517
Topics:
Physics
