Measurement of the effective electron mass in GaInNAs by energy-loss spectroscopy

作者: M. H. Gass , A. J. Papworth , T. B. Joyce , T. J. Bullough , P. R. Chalker

DOI: 10.1063/1.1650906

关键词: Valence electronElectron energy loss spectroscopyPlasmonAtomic physicsScanning transmission electron microscopyChemistryElectron densityElectronField emission gunEffective mass (solid-state physics)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

摘要: … The average electron density has been used to provide a direct measurement of the electron effective mass of GaInNAs. The reduced mass was found to be 0.0874m0 for a 7 nm thick …

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