SOUND WAVE INTERACTIONS IN InSb

Abstract

In high‐mobility piezoelectric semiconductors such as InSb, a transverse magnetic field greatly reduces the electron drift velocity required to form an acoustoelectric domain. We have developed a theory which predicts this effect reasonably well. We have also shown that when these materials are used as acoustic amplifiers, the magnetic field reduces the dc power dissipation at maximum acoustic gain to such a large degree that CW amplification of sound waves can easily be achieved.