Proposed experiment for the observation of surface plasmons in semiconductor superlattices

Jainendra K. Jain; S. Das Sarma

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.35.918

Proposed experiment for the observation of surface plasmons in semiconductor superlattices

Jainendra K. Jain, S. Das Sarma

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It is shown that for an increased charge density on the outermost layer, the semi-infinite semiconductor superlattice can sustain a surface plasmon even in the absence of a dielectric mismatch at the surface. An experiment is proposed to observe this as-yet-unobserved surface mode.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	918-920
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physical Review B
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.35.918
State	Published - 1987

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