Electron pairing in periodic potentials under an external electric field

We study the semiclassical dynamics of interacting electrons in a biased crystal lattice. A complex dynamical scenario emerges from the interplay between the Coulomb and the external electric fields. When the electrons are far apart, the Coulomb potential may be small compared to the external potent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gaul, Christopher, Rodriguez, A., Lima, R. P. A., Domínguez-Adame Acosta, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/33685
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33685
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Bloch Oscillations
Semiconductor Superlattices
Magnetic Solitons
Particles
Física de materiales
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Sumario:We study the semiclassical dynamics of interacting electrons in a biased crystal lattice. A complex dynamical scenario emerges from the interplay between the Coulomb and the external electric fields. When the electrons are far apart, the Coulomb potential may be small compared to the external potential and the electrons oscillate with effective Bloch frequencies, determined by the local electric field. In the opposite case, nearby electrons either separate or form a bound pair, depending on the initial energy compared to the band width. The pair due to the Coulomb field is stable even in the absence of the external field.