Surface optical phonon—assisted electron Raman scattering in a semiconductor quantum disc

We have carried out a theoretical calculation of the differential cross section for the electron Raman scattering process associated with the surface optical phonon modes in a semiconductor quantum disc.electron states are considered to be confined within a quantum disc with infinite potential barriers.The optical phonon modes we have adopted are the slab phonon modes by taking into consideration the Frohlich interaction between an electron and a phonon.The selection rules for the Raman process are given.Numerical results and a discussion are also presented for various radii and thicknesses of the disc,and different incident radiation energies.     

Polar Interface Optical Phonon Modes and Froehlich Electron－Phonon Interaction Hamiltonians in an Arbitrary Layer－Number Quantum Well System

By using determinant method as in our recent work, the IO phonon modes, the orthogonal relation for polarization vector, electron-IO phonon F~6hlich interaction Hamiltonian, the dispersion relation, and the electron-phonon coupling function in an arbitrary layer-number quantum well system have been derived and investigated within the framework of dielectric continuum approximation. Numerical calculation on seven-layer AlxGal-xAs/GaAs systems have been performed. Via the numerical results in this work and previous works, the general characters of the IO phonon modes in an n-layer coupling quantum well system were concluded and summarized. This work can be regarded as a generalization of previous works on IO phonon modes in some fLxed layer-number quantum well systems, and it provides a uniform method to investittate the effects of IO phonons on the multi-layer coupling quantum well systems.     

Time-Dependent Variational Approach to Ground-State Phase Transition and Phonon Dispersion Relation of the Quantum Double-Well Model

The ground-state phase transition and the phonon dispersion relation of the quantum double-well model are studied by means of the time-dependent variational approach combined with a Hartree-type many-body trial wavefunction. The single-particle state is taken to be a frozen Jackiw-Kerman wavefunction. Under the condition of minimum uncertainty relation, we obtain an effective classical Hamiltonian for the system and equations of motion for the particle＇s expectation values. It is shown that the effective substrate potential transits from a symmetric double-well potential to a symmetric single-well potential, and the ground state exhibits a transition from a broken symmetry phase to a restored symmetry phase as increasing the strength of quantum fluctuations. We also obtain the phonon dispersion relations and the phonon gaps at the two phases.     

Heat generation by spin-polarized current in a quantum dot connected to spin battery and ferromagnetic lead

We study theoretically the heat originated from electron–phonon coupling in a spintronic device composed of a semiconductor quantum dot attached to one spin battery and one ferromagnetic lead. It is found that the phenomenon of the negative differential of the heat current, which has previously been predicted in the charge-based device, disappears due to the Pauli exclusion principle resulted from the presence of the spin battery. Under some conditions, huge heat in the heat generation induced by resonant phonon emitting processes also disappears in this spin-based device. Furthermore, we find that the ferromagnetism of the lead can be used to effectively adjust the magnitude of the heat current in different dot level ranges. The proposed system is realizable by current technology and may be useful in designing high-efficiency spintronic components.     

Spin-polarized current in double quantum dots

We analyze the transport through asymmetric double quantum dots with an inhomogeneous Zeeman splitting in the presence of crossed dc and ac magnetic fields.A strong spin-polarized current can be obtained by changing the dc magnetic field.It is mainly due to the resonant tunnelling.But for the ferromagnetic right electrode,the electron spin resonance also plays an important role in transport.We show that the double quantum dots with three-level mixing under crossed dc and ac magnetic fields can act not only as a bipolar spin filter but also as a spin inverter under suitable conditions.     

Time dependence of the average charge and current in a dissipative mesoscopic circuit

Taking into consideration the interactions between electrons and phonons,we have studied the temporal evolution of the average charge and current in a dissipative mesoscopic RLC circuit.Our results show that a mesoscopic RLC circuit can be treated as an interactive system between an electromagnetic harmonic oscillator and many lattice harmonic oscillators;this is called the bathing of the harmonic oscillators.The results also show that the quantum equation of motion of the linear mesoscopic RLC circuit is identical in form to its classical equation of motion,the only difference between them being their respective meanings.In order to thoroughly study the quantum properties of a dissipative mesoscopic circuit,we have to consider not only the electromagnetic energy of the circuit,but also the crystal lattice vibration energy and the interactive energy between electrons and phonons.     

Tunnelling-Induced Transient Gain in an Asymmetric Double Quantum Well

We investigate the transient behaviour of a weak probe in asymmetric double quantum well structures, where two excited states are coupled by resonant tunnelling through a thin barrier in a three-level system of electronic subbands. There is no external coherent coupling field applied, and we find that probe gain can be achieved during the transient process, which is induced by the coherent coupling of the upper states via the resonant tunnelling. We show that the transient behaviour of the probe depends on the coupling strength and the dephasing rate and can be tuned by changing the width of the tunnelling barrier.     

Dynamic Polariton and Quantum State Swapping Between an Electromagnetic Field and Atomic Ensemble

We analyse a dynamical swapping of the quantum state in coupled harmonic oscillatros,the result can be applied to the interaction of a single-mode field with atomic ensemble in the weak field case,Similar to the case of electromagnetic induced transparency(EIT),a dynamic polariton is formed.Therefore,the quantum state of the field can be completely mapped on to the atomic medium,and vice versa,Using this dynamical swapping and the adiabatic transfer in the EIT between the field and atomic ensemble,we propose a scheme in which both the quantum and the coherent information can be transferred from one field to another.     

Self—Trapping State and Atomic Tunnelling Current of an Atomic Bose—Einstein Condensate Interacting with a Laser Field in a Double—Well Potential

We present a theoretical treatment of dynamics of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensation interacting with a single-mode quantized travelling-wave laser field in a double-well potential.When the atom-field system is initially in a coherent state,expressions for the energy exchange between atoms and photons are derived.It is revealed that atoms in the two wells can be in a self-trapping state when the tunnelling frequency satisfies two specific conditions,in which the resonant and far off-resonant cases are included.It is found that there is an alternating current with two different sinusoidal oscillations between the two wells,but no dc characteristic of the atomic tunnelling current occurs.It should be emphasized that when without the laser field,both the population difference and the atomic tunnelling current are only a single oscillation.But they will respectively become a superposition of two oscillations with different oscillatory frequencies in the presence of the laser field.For the two oscillations of the population difference,one always has an increment in the oscillatory frequency,the other can have an increment or a decrease under different cases.These conclusions are also suitable to those of the atomic tunnelling current.As a possible application,by measurement of the atomic tunnelling current between the two wells,the number of Bose-condensed atoms can be evaluated.By poperly selecting the laser field,the expected atomic tunnelling current can be obtained too.     

Non-Equilibrium Quantum Transport of Bosons through a Quantum Dot

The quantum dot coupled to reservoirs is known as a typical mesoscopic setup to manifest the quantum characteristics of particles in transport. In analogue to many efforts made on the study of electronic quantum dots in the past decades, we study the transport of bosons through such a device. We first generalize the formula which relates the current to the local properties of dot in the bosonic situation. Then, as an illustrative example, we calculate the local density of state and lesser Green function of the localized boson with a bosonic Fano-Anderson model. The current-voltage （I - V） behaviour at zero temperature is presented, and in the bosonic dot it is the I - V curve, in contrast to the differential conductance in the electronic dot, which is found to be proportional to the spectral function.     

The role of sequential tunnelling in the dark current of quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs)

A quantum mechanical approach is taken to investigate the contribution of sequential tunnelling as a component of the dark current in quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs). Calculations are performed on three different experimentally reported QWIP devices made for different detection wavelengths. The results show that the sequential tunnelling component remains rather constant with different devices, however it is swamped by the thermionic emission components of the dark current at longer wavelengths. The lack of a local maximum in the dark current due to resonant LO phonon emission, which should be observed at short wavelengths, suggests that interface roughness and alloy disorder could be destroying the coherence of the electron wavefunctions between quantum wells.     

Energy relaxation of magnetically confined electrons in quantum cascade lasers

By measuring the light emitted from a quantum cascade laser placed in a high magnetic field, we have investigated the energy relaxation of 0D magnetically confined electrons in the active quantum wells of the structure. The experiment consists of injecting electrons by tunnelling into one upper subband level and monitoring a resonant interaction with optical phonons produced by Landau tuning of subband energy levels. For this purpose, the upper level lifetime is probed by measuring the laser intensity as a function of magnetic field, under constant current bias values. Both the laser intensity and the bias voltage oscillate periodically with the reciprocal of the field. In addition, at high magnetic fields, the current threshold goes through deep minima at antiresonance values. The lifetime is then deduced and analyzed using the strong electron–phonon coupling scheme which is typically applied to quantum dots.     

Electroluminescence model of bipolar resonant tunnelling diode

An electroluminescence model of a bipolar resonant tunnelling diode is carried out. The current is the sum of the electron and hole current. The electron and hole density at the resonant level of a quantum well are related to the electron and hole current, respectively. A radiative recombination rate formula is derived from the matrix element, electron and hole distribution. The results show that a large on-off ratio of light output can be achieved by the bipolar resonant tunnelling diode.     

Exciton tunnelling in ZnCdSe quantum well/CdSe quantum dots

Exciton tunnelling through a ZnSe barrier layer of various thicknesses is investigated in a Zn_0.72Cd_0.28Se/CdSe coupled quantum well/quantum dots (QW/QDs) structure using photoluminescence (PL) spectra and near resonant pump-probe technique. Fast exciton tunnelling from quantum well to quantum dots is observed by transient differential transmission. The tunnelling time is 1.8, 4.4 and 39 ps for barrier thickness of 10, 15 and 20 nm, respectively.     

Transient and Stationary Simulations for a Quantum Hydrodynamic Model

The transient and stationary characteristics of a one-dimensional quantum hydrodynamic model are comparatively studied for semiconductor charge transport in a resonant tunnelling diode. When the bias is not small, our numerical results show a deviation of the asymptotic transient solutions from the stationary ones. A dynamic instability accounts for such deviation. The stationary quantum hydrodynamic model is therefore unsuitable in general for simulating quantum devices.     

Phonon coupling effect upon transport in nanoscale polymers

In an environmental coupled polymer, a variation of the conductivity is evaluated, which results from the external electron–phonon interaction coupling with the internal one. A quantized current appears under the external phonon coupling. The resonant tunnelling in the nanoscale polymer driven by the internal electron–phonon interaction is enhanced by the external phonon coupling. In addition, the external electron–phonon interaction softens the stiffness of the polymer.     

均匀横向磁场条件下抛物量子阱结构中的共振隧穿

采用简单的数值计算方法研究了均匀横向磁场条件下通过抛物量子阱结构的共振隧穿。计算了几种GaAs-AlxGa1-xAs-GaAs抛物阱结构的透射系数。结果表明：磁场增加时，共振峰向高能区移动，新的共振峰出现；同时讨论了回旋中心在不同位置时，抛物阱结构的J-V 特性。我们发现回旋中心在抛物阱中心时更有助于解释实验，并且能够得到和实验一致的结果：磁场增加，电流峰值减少且向高偏压移动。     

Heat transport in a four-perpendicularity-bend quantum waveguide

Using the scattering matrix method, we investigate acoustic phonon transmission and thermal conductance in a four-perpendicularity-bend quantum waveguide at low temperatures. The transmission spectrum of the quantum waveguide displays a series of resonant peaks and dips; and when one of the bend heights is larger than or equal to the minimum of the dimensions of the phonon channel in the quantum waveguide, a stop-frequency gap will appear; and some single four-perpendicularity-bend quantum waveguides with larger bend heights exhibit narrower width or smaller number of the stop-frequency gaps than that with smaller bend heights. The thermal conductivity is much sensitive to the change of the smaller heights and longitudinal lengths of the bend section; and the thermal conductivity decreases with the increasing of the temperature first, then increases after it reaches a minimum. The investigations of multiple four-perpendicularity-bend waveguides connected in series indicate that the first additional waveguide suppresses the transmission coefficient and forms the stop-frequency gap; and two additional resonance peaks will be formed when each four-perpendicularity-bend waveguide is added in the series. The results could be useful for controlling thermal conductance artificially and the design of phonon devices.     

Confinement in a double barrier structure in the presence of an electric field

The effect of an electric field on the electron resonant tunnelling into a double barrier structure is studied. We show for particular field strengths an increase of the tunnelling time which helps us to explain the Stark-ladder localization and to discuss Bloch oscillations and the quenching of luminescence in multiple quantum wells.     

Antiresonance Effect in Electronic Tunnelling through a One-Dimensional Quantum Dot Chain

Electronic tunnelling through a one-dimensional quantum dot chain is theoretically studied, when two leads couple to the individual component quantum dots of the chain arbitrarily. If there are some dangling quantum dots in the chain outside the leads, the electron tunnelling through the quantum dot chain is wholly forbidden while the energy of the incident electron is just equal to the molecular energy levels of the dangling quantum dots, which is known as the antiresonance effect. In addition, the influence of electron interaction on the antiresonance effect is discussed within the Hartree-Fock approximation.