Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 765 - 768 (1986)Nonequilibrium electron-hole plasma in GaAs quantum wells |
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Ralph A. Höpfel and Jagdeep Shah
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
Arthur C. Gossard
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Received 6 September 1985
We demonstrate the existence of nonequilibrium between electrons and holes in the semiconductor GaAs under the influence of high electric fields. Hot-electron distributions in the presence of a cool majority hole plasma are observed. The measurement of the electron-energy-loss rate under these conditions allows the first experimental determination of the energy transfer by electron-hole Coulomb scattering in a semiconductor.
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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v56/p765
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.765
PACS: 72.20.Ht, 72.10.-d, 73.60.Fw
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