Condensed Systems of Low Dimensionality

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Optical Spectroscopy of the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in GaAs Quantum Wells....Pages 3-25
Optical Detection of the Integer and Fractional Quantum Hall Effects in GaAs at Millikelvin Temperatures....Pages 27-34
Raman Light Scattering from Plasmons in Modulation-Doped Quantum Wells....Pages 35-49
Condensation of Confined Electron-Hole Plasmas....Pages 51-60
Cooling of an Electron-Hole Plasma in GaAs....Pages 61-72
Magneto-Optics of [111] GaAs/GaAlAs Quantum Wells....Pages 73-84
Spin Memory of Photocreated Carriers in Quantum Wells in High Magnetic Fields....Pages 85-96
Semimetal-Semiconductor Transition in II–VI Compound Type III Superlattices....Pages 97-107
Optical Properties of Semiconductor Systems of Low Dimensionality....Pages 109-122
From Quantum Well Exciton Polaritons to One-Dimensional Excitons....Pages 123-139
The Optical Properties of Narrow-Gap Low Dimensional Structures....Pages 141-164
Optical and Magnetic Properties of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Heterostructures....Pages 165-179
Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Determination of X Z -X X.Y Energy Separation and X Z State Lifetimes in AlGaAs/AlAs Type II Multiple Quantum Wells....Pages 181-190
Mechanism of Γ-X Electron Transfer in Type II (Al)GaAs/AlAs Superlattices and Multiple Quantum well Structures....Pages 191-199
Spectroscopic Studies of Miniband Structure and Band Mixing in Superlattices....Pages 201-215
Saddle-Point Excitons and Fano Resonances in Semiconductor Superlattices....Pages 217-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Perspectives on Electron Transport in Semiconductor Structures....Pages 235-245
Folklore and Science in High Mobility MOSFETs....Pages 247-260
Theory of Electronic Transport in Low Dimensional Semiconductor Microstructures....Pages 261-282
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Transport Properties of Al x Ga l-X As/GaAs Heterostructures: Theoretical Results....Pages 283-291
Electron Energy Relaxation and Charge Buildup Effects in Resonant Tunneling Devices....Pages 293-306
Saturated Mini-Band Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices....Pages 307-315
Intersubband Carrier Scattering in Multiple Quantum well Structures....Pages 317-326
Electron-Phonon Interaction in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases....Pages 327-334
Oscillating Transverse Voltage in a Channel with Quantum Point Contact Voltage Probes....Pages 335-345
The Suppression of Random Telegraph Noise in a Point Contact....Pages 347-358
Quantization and Resonant Structure in Low Dimensional Structures....Pages 359-368
Ballistic Transport through a Quantum Point Contact....Pages 369-385
Potential Fluctuations in Heterostructure Devices....Pages 387-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Strained Layers and Heterostructures....Pages 401-408
In Situ Investigation of the Low Pressure MOCVD Growth of Lattice-Mismatched Semiconductors using Reflectance Anisotropy Measurements....Pages 409-433
Epitaxial Growth of Strained III/V Semiconductor Alloys — Composition and Microstructure....Pages 435-447
Strain Relaxation and Influence of Residual Strain in GaAs and (Alga)As/GaAs Heterostructures Grown on (100) Si by Molecular Beam Epitaxy....Pages 449-460
Strain Relaxation by Misfit Dislocations....Pages 461-470
Strained Layer Heterostructures and Superlattices Based on Group IV Elements....Pages 471-480
Raman Spectroscopy of Si-Ge Atomic Layer Superlattices....Pages 481-493
Combined Effect of Strain and Confinement on the Phonon Spectra of IV/IV Superlattices: Towards a Quantitative Description....Pages 495-507
Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Strained Layer Superlattices....Pages 509-521
Magnetospectroscopy of MOCVD Grown GaInSb/Gasb Strained Layer Quantum Wells....Pages 523-531
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Highly Strained InAs/GaAs Short Period Superlattices....Pages 533-546
Heterojunction Band Discontinuities for Pseudomorphically Strained In x Ga 1 - x As/Al y Ga 1 - y As Heterointerfaces....Pages 547-556
Electronic Properties and Stability of Semiconductor Heterostructures....Pages 557-568
Microscopic Theory of Semiconductor Superlattices....Pages 569-577
Strained Layer Lasers in the InGaAs/GaAs/AlGaAs Heterostructure System....Pages 579-612
GaAs on InP Based Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits for Optical Switching Networks....Pages 613-621
Strained Layer Lasers and Avalanche Photodetectors....Pages 623-633
The InGaAlAs System for Strained and Unstrained Heterostructures on InP Substrate....Pages 635-642
Materials, Device and Circuit Properties of AlInAs-GaInAs HEMTs....Pages 643-652
Strain Induced Band Structure Modifications in Semiconductor Heterostructures and Consequences for Electronic and Optical Devices....Pages 653-667
Electrical Characterization of SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs) Formed by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)....Pages 669-674
Front Matter....Pages 675-675
Physics and Chemistry of Layered Compounds....Pages 677-693
The Graphite Intercalation Compounds and their Applications....Pages 695-707
Modification of Electronic Transport Properties by Intercalation Reactions....Pages 709-718
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Ion Transport in Beta”-Alumina....Pages 719-728
Layered Cuprates with Double Copper Layers: Relationships Between Structure, Nonstoichiometry and Superconductivity....Pages 729-748
Is there Spin on the Quasi-Particles in the Copper Oxygen Planes of High Temperature Superconductors?....Pages 749-756
Front Matter....Pages 757-757
Low Dimensional Molecular Conductors: Various Aspects of their Physical Properties....Pages 759-769
Conduction in Langmuir-Blodgett Films....Pages 771-777
Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Potential Organic Rectifiers....Pages 779-793
Front Matter....Pages 757-757
Transport in Low Dimensional Organic Structures....Pages 795-806
Organized Monolayer Assemblies in the Search for Biomimetic Machines....Pages 807-820
Back Matter....Pages 821-830