Nonequilibrium electron-hole plasma in GaAs quantum wells
- 17 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 56 (7), 765-768
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.56.765
Abstract
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.Keywords
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