Propagating Optical Phonon Modes and Their Electron-Phonon Interaction Hamiltonians in Asymmetric Wurtzite Nitride Semiconductor Quantum Wells

Within the framework of the dielectric continuum model and Loudon's uniaxial crystal model, the properties of frequency dispersion of the propagating (PR) optical phonon modes and the coupling functions of electron-PR phonons interaction in an asymmetrical wurtzite quantum well (QW) are deduced and analyzed via the method of electrostatic potential expanding. Numerical calculation on an asymmetrical Al_0.25Ga_0.75 N/GaN/Al_0.15Ga_0.85N wurtzite QW were performed. The results reveal that there are infinite branches of PR phonon modes in the systems. The behaviors of frequency forbidden of PR modes in the asymmetric QWs have been clearly observed. The mathematical and physical origins for these features have been analyzed in depth. The PR optical phonon branches have been distinguished and labelled reasonably in terms of the oscillating properties of the PR modes in the well-layer material. Moreover, the amplitudes and frequency properties of the electron-PR modes coupling functions in the barrier and well materials have also been analyzed from both of the mathematical and physical viewpoints.     

Interface Optical Phonon Modes and Frohlich Electron-Phonon Interaction Hamiltonian in a Multi-shell Spherical Nanoheterosystem

Under dielectric continuum approximation, interface optical (IO) phonon modes and the Frohlich electron-IO phonon interaction Hamiltonian in a multi-shell spherical nanoheterosystem were derived and studied. Numericalcalculations on three-layer and four-layer CdS/HgS spherical nanoheterosystems have been performed. Results revealthat there are four IO phonon modes for the three-layer system and six IO phonon modes for the four-layer system.On each interface, there are two IO phonon modes, the frequency of one is between WTO,CdS and WLO,CdS, and that ofthe other is between WTO,HgS and WLO,HgS. With the increasing of quantum number l, the frequency of each IO modeapproaches one of the two frequency values of the single CdS/HgS heterostructure, and the potential for each IO modeis more and more localized at a certain interface, furthermore, the coupling between the electron-lO phonons becomes weaker.     

纤锌矿氮化镓基阶梯量子阱中界面声子的色散谱与散射率

本文理论分析了纤锌矿GaN-基阶梯量子阱中的电子-界面光学声子散射性质。阶梯量子阱中的解析的界面声子态及Frhlich电子-声子相互作用哈密顿被导出了。在考虑强内建电场效应及能带的非抛物性特性的情况下,阶梯量子阱结构精确解析的电子本征态也被给出了。以一个四层纤锌矿AlN-基阶梯量子阱为例进行了数值计算。结果发现,系统中存在四支界面光学声子模,这一观察明显不同于对称的GaN/AlN单量子阱与双量子阱的情况。这一差异被归结为阶梯量子结构的非对称性。GaN-基阶梯量子阱中的子带内散射率与子带间散射率比GaAs-基阶梯量子阱的结果大一个数量级,这被归因于GaN-基晶体大的电子-声子耦合常数。GaN-基阶梯量子阱的子带内散射率表现出与GaAs-基体系类似的结构参数依赖关系,但两类体系的子带间散射率对阶梯量子阱结构参数依赖则明显不同,这被归结为GaN-基阶梯量子阱结构中强的内建电场效应及带的非抛物性。结果还表明,高频界面声子模相对于低频界面声子模,对散射率的贡献更大。     

Electron-Phonon Interaction in an Annular Quantum Dot

The confined longitudinal-optical （LO） phonon and surface-optical （SO） phonon modes of a free-standing annular cylindrical quantum dot are derived within the framework of dielectric continuum approximation. It is found that there exist two types of SO phonon modes： top SO （TSO） mode and side SO（SSO） mode in a cylindrical quantum annulus. Numerical calculation on CdS annulus system has been performed. Results reveal that the two different solutions of SSO mode distribute mainly at the inner or outer surfaces of the annulus. The dispersion relations and the coupling intensions of phonons in a quantum annulus are compared with those in a cylindrical quantum dot. It is found that the dispersion relations of the two different structures are similar, but the coupling intension of the phonon-electron interaction in quantum annulus is larger than that in quantum dot. The Hamiltonians describing the free phonon modes and their interactions with electrons in the system are also derived.     

Vibration Spectrums of Polar Interface Optical Phonons in GaAs/AlAs Cylindrical Quantum Dots

The dispersions of the top interface optical phonons and the side interface optical phonons in cylindrical quantum dots are solved by using the dielectric continuum model. Our calculation mainly focuses on the frequency dependence of the IO phonon modes on the wave-vector and quantum number in the cylindrical quantum dot system. Results reveal that the frequency of top interface optical phonon sensitively depends on the discrete wave-vector in z direction and the azimuthal quantum number, while that of the side interface optical phonon mode depends on the radial and azimuthal quantum numbers. These features are obviously different from those in quantum well, quantum well wire, and spherical quantum dot systems. The limited frequencies of interface optical modes for the large wave-vector or quantum number approach two certain constant values, and the math and physical reasons for this feature have been explained reasonably.     

Interface-Optical-Phonon Modes in Quasi-one-dimensional Wurtzite Rectangular Quantum Wires

By employing the dielectric continuum model and Loudon's uniaxial crystal model, the interface optical (IO) phonon modes in a freestanding quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) wurtzite rectangular quantum wire are derived and analyzed. Numerical calculation on a freestanding wurtzite GaN quantum wire is performed. The results reveal that the dispersion frequencies of IO modes sensitively depend on the geometric structures of the Q1D wurtzite rectangular quantum wires, the free wave-number k_z in z-direction and the dielectric constant of the nonpolar matrix. The degenerating behavior of the IO modes in Q1D wurtzite rectangular quantum wire has been clearly observed in the case of small wave-number k_z and large ratio of length to width of the rectangular crossing profile. The limited frequency behaviors of IO modes have been analyzed deeply, and detailed comparisons with those in wurtzite planar quantum wells and cylindrical quantum wires are also done. The present theories can be looked on as a generalization of that in isotropic rectangular quantum wires, and it can naturally reduce to the case of Q1D isotropic quantum wires once the anisotropy of the wurtzite material is ignored.     

Vibration Spectra of Quasi-confined Optical Phonon Modes in an Asymmetric Wurtzite AlxGa1-xN/GaN/AlyGa1-yN Quantum Well

Based on the dielectric continuum model and Loudon's uniaxial crystal model,the properties of the quasiconfined (QC) optical phonon dispersions and the electron-QC phonons coupling functions in an asymmetric wurtzite quantum well (QW) are deduced via the method of electrostatic potential expanding.The present theoretical scheme can naturally reduce to the results in symmetric wurtzite QW once a set of symmetric structural parameters are chosen.Numerical calculations on an asymmetric A1N/GaN/Al0.15Ga0.85N wurtzite QW are performed.A detailed comparison with the symmetric wurtzite QW was also performed.The results show that the structural asymmetry of wurtzite QW changes greatly the dispersion frequencies and the electrostatic potential distributions of the QC optical phonon modes.     

有限深势阱下抛物量子线量子比特及其声子效应

采用Peaker变分法,研究了在有限深势阱下抛物量子线量子比特及其声子效应。量子线中这样的二能级体系可作为一个量子比特。当量子线中电子处于基态和第一激发态的叠加态时,电子的概率密度|ψ01(t,x,y,0)|2随着势阱宽度的增加而减小;电子的振荡周期T0随耦合强度α的增大而减小;振荡周期T0随受限长度l0的增加而增加。     

P(o)schl-Teller势阱中非局域效应对透射光谱的影响

在考虑半导体量子阱中导带电子对外加激光场非局域光学响应的情况下,利用格林函数方法推导出了光透射率的解析表达式,并以典型的GaAs/AlGaAs为材料的P(o)schl-Teller量子势阱为例进行数值计算.计算结果表明,由于电子对激光场的非局域光学响应,半导体量子阱的透射光谱的谱线在共振峰附近出现明显地蓝移,蓝移的大小与量子阱宽度有紧密的联系.在有效的纳米尺度范围内,半导体量子阱越宽,透射谱线的蓝移也就越大.另外,光场强度和量子阱结构参数等因素对透射光谱的影响也被澄清.     

Effects of Electron-Phonon Interaction on Linear and Nonlinear Optical Absorption in Cylindrical Quantum Wires

The electron-phonon interaction influences on lineax and nonfineax optical absorption in cylindrical quantum wires （CQW） with an infinite confining potential axe investigated. The optical absorption coefficients are obtained by using the compact-density-matrix approach and iterative method, and the numerical results are presented for GaAs CQW. The results show that the electron-phonon interaction makes a distinct influence on optical absorption in CQW. The electron-phonon interaction on the wave functions of electron dominates the values of absorption coefficients and the correction of the electron-phonon effect on the energies of the electron makes the absorption peaks blue shift and become wider. Moreover, the electron-phonon interaction influence on optical absorption with an infinite confining potential is different from that with a finite confining potential.     

Interface Phonons in Cone-Shaped GaAs/AlxGal-xAs Quantum Dots with a Spherical Top Surface

By using the dielectric continuum model, the side interface optical (SIO) and top interface optical (TIO) phonon modes for a cone-shaped GaAs/Al_xGa_l-xAs quantum dot with a spherical top surface are obtained. It is found that, unlike the TI0 mode which shows the same results as those for spherical GaAs/Al_xGa_l-xAs quantum dots, the SIO phonon frequencies depend on not only the integer l, but also the integer |m| as well as the polar angle α, and the frequency behavior of all the different modes is also strongly dependent on x. It is useful to study the couplings between electrons and phonons for those like this system.     

Morse势阱中子带间的光吸收

研究了Morse势阱中子带间的光吸收,并且利用密度矩阵算符理论和迭代方法,推导出了线性和三阶非线性子带间的光吸收系数的解析表达式,然后以GaAs/AlGaAsMorse势阱为例进行数值计算。结果表明,线性吸收系数是正的,为总吸收系数作出积极的作用,而三阶非线性吸收为负,抵消了一部分线性吸收,进而得到总的吸收系数;吸收系数随着入射光强度的增大而减小,即出现吸收饱和现象;当势阱参数a增大时,吸收系数增大,即阱宽较窄时,系统吸收的能量较多。若要获得较大的光学吸收系数,就要输入较小的光场强度,并选择适当的势阱参数a和入射光频率。     

Influence of the Depolarization Effect on Optical Rectification in Electric-Field-Biased Quantum Well

The effect of the depolarization field on the optical rectification due to resonant intersubband transition in electric-field-biased quantum well is studied. Calculations are performed using a compact density-matrix approach. The obtained results show that the depolarization effect shifts the peak of the optical rectification coefficient, and the shift increases with increasing of the bias field.     

Anisotropy Effects on Polar Optical Vibrations in a Freestanding Wurtzite Cylindrical Quantum Dot

The properties of polar optical phonon vibrations in a quasi-zero- dimensional （QOD） anisotropic wurtzite cylindrical quantum dot （QD） are analyzed based on the dielectric continuum model and Loudon＇s uniaxial crystal model. The analytical electrostatic potentials of the phonon vibrations in the systems are deduced and solved exactly. The result shows that there exist four types of polar mixing optical phonon modes in the QOD wurtzite cylindrical QD systems. The dispersive equations and electron-phonon coupling function for the quasi-confined-half-space （QC-HS） mixing modes are derived and discussed. It is found that once the radius or the height of the QD approach infinity, the dispersive equations of the QC-HS mixing modes in the QOD cylindrical QD can naturally reduce to those of the QC and HS modes in Q2D QWs or Q1D QWWs systems. This has been analyzed reasonably from both of physicM and mathematical viewpoints.     

Phonon States and Dispersive Spectra of Polar Optical Phonons in Quasi-One-Dimensional Nanowires of Wurtzite ZnO and Zinc-Blend MgO Semiconductors

Within the framework of the macroscopic dielectric continuum model and Loudon's uniaxial crystal model, the phonon modes of a wurtzite/zinc-blende one-dimensional (1D) cylindrical nanowire (NW) are derived and studied. The analytical phonon states of phonon modes are given. It is found that there exist two types of polar phonon modes, i.e. interface optical (IO) phonon modes and the quasi-confined (QC) phonon modes existing in 1D wurtzite/zinc-blende NWs. Via the standard procedure of field quantization, the Fröhlich electron-phonon interaction Hamiltonians are obtained. Numerical calculations of dispersive behavior of these phonon modes on a wurtzite/zinc-blende ZnO/MgO NW are performed. The frequency ranges of the IO and QC phonon modes of the ZnO/MgO NWs are analyzed and discussed. It is found that the IO modes only exist in one frequency range, while QC modes may appear in three frequency ranges. The dispersive properties of the IO and QC modes on the free wave-number k_z and the azimuthal quantum number m arediscussed. The analytical Hamiltonians of electron-phonon interaction obtained here are quite useful for further investigating phonon influence on optoelectronics properties of wurtzite/zinc-blende 1D NW structures.     

Electron–Phonon Interaction and Quantum Fluctuations in the Time-Dependent Damped Capacitance-Coupled Electric Circuit

Starting from the electron–phonon interaction, the time-dependent capacitance-coupled electric circuit is quantized. Quantum fluctuations derived by this method are different from former ones.     

Ultra-Low Threshold Optical Bistability and Multi-Stability in Dielecrtric Slab Doped with Semiconductor Quantum Well

A scheme for switching of the optical bistability (OB) and multi-stability (OM) in a dielectric slab doped with a three-level ladder-configuration n-doped semiconductor quantum well is simulated. It is shown that the bistable behavior of the system in dielectric slab can be controlled via amplitude or relative phase of applied fields. This optical system may provide some new possibilities for test the switching process.     

抛物量子线中弱耦合极化子的有效质量和光学声子平均数

讨论电子与体纵光学(LO)声子弱耦合时对抛物量子线中极化子性质的影响.采用Tokuda改进的线性组合算符法、Lagrange乘子和变分法,导出了抛物量子线中弱耦合极化子的有效质量和光学声子平均数随拉格朗日乘子变化的规律及极化子振动频率随量子线约束强度的变化规律.并以ZnS量子线为例进行了数值计算,结果表明:抛物量子线中弱耦合极化子的有效质量m^*和光学声子平均数N随着拉格朗日乘子u的增加而增大;该结论与体材料中结论基本一致,但量子线中的效应比体材料更明显,表明量子线对电子约束的增强,使极化子效应更明显.同时,极化子振动频率λ随约束强度ω₀的增强而增大.     

Polar Oscillation of Interface and Surface Optical Phonons in Free-Standing Cylindrical Quantum-Well Wires

Under dielectric continuum approximation, interface optical (IO) and surface optical (SO) phonon modes as well as the corresponding Fro^ehlich electron-phonon interaction Hamiltonian in a free-standing cylindrical quantum-well wire (QWW) are derived and studied. Numerical calculations on GaAs/AlzGa1-x As cylindrical QWW are performed. Results reveal that there are two branches of IO phonon modes and one branch of SO phonon mode, and the dispersion frequencies of IO or SO phonon modes sensitively depend on the Al mole fraction x in AlzGa1-x As material and the wavevector in z direction, kz. With the increasing of kz and quantum number m, the frequency of each IO mode approaches one of the two frequency values of the single GaAs/AlxGa1-x As heterostructure, and the electrostatic potential distribution of the phonon mode tends to be more and more localized at a certain interface or surface, meanwhile, the coupling between the electron-IO and -SO phonons becomes weaker.