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Effect of contacts on terahertz plasma resonances in two-dimensional electron systems

  • Akira Satou
  • , Victor Ryzhii
  • , Nizami Vagidov
  • , Vladimir Mitin
  • , Taiichi Otsuji
  • The University of Aizu
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Tohoku University

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Abstract

We study the effect of side contacts on plasma oscillations in two-dimensional (2D) electron systems by numerical simulation. Our model is based on the kinetic electron transport equation and the self-consistent Poisson equation. We find that the contacts absorb the energy of plasma oscillations excited in the 2D electron channel and consequently this effect can be a dominant damping mechanism, surpassing the damping due to the electron collisions. We estimate the damping rate caused by the contacts and discuss its dependence on the real contact injection properties and temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages197-200
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event2008 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, SISPAD 2008 - Hakone, Japan
Duration: Sep 9 2008Sep 11 2008

Conference

Conference2008 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, SISPAD 2008
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityHakone
Period09/9/0809/11/08

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