Abstract
Magnetic fields applied parallel to the layer interfaces are used to examine the in-plane energy-band dispersion and anisotropy of the quantum-well states of a double-barrier AlAs/GaAs/AlAs resonant-tunneling diode grown on a (311)A-oriented substrate. The measurements reveal biaxial anisotropy in several of the subbands, some of which have a ‘‘camel’s-back’’-shaped structure. These features are confirmed by a six-component envelope-function calculation of the subbands of a (311) valence-band quantum well.
- Received 24 August 1992
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.46.15586
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