Miniband structure analysis of n-type delta-doped GaAs superlattices

The miniband structure of n-type delta-doped GaAs superlattices is studied using the nearest neighborssp3s§tight-binding model includingspin. The confining potential caused by the ionized impurities is obtained analytically within the lines of the Thomas-Fermi approximation.This potential is conside...

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Autores: I. Rodriguez-Vargas, J. Madrigal-Melchor, S.J. Vlaev
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Repositorio:Redalyc-UAZ
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57036163023
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57036163023
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Delta
tight
binding model
miniband structure
doped superlattices
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Sumario:The miniband structure of n-type delta-doped GaAs superlattices is studied using the nearest neighborssp3s§tight-binding model includingspin. The confining potential caused by the ionized impurities is obtained analytically within the lines of the Thomas-Fermi approximation.This potential is considered as an external perturbation in the tight-binding methodology and it is added to the diagonal terms of the tight-binding Hamiltonian. Special attention is paid to the miniband energy-width variation caused by the change in the impurity density and theinterwell distance. The results are compared with the available experimental and theoretical data and a good agreement is found.