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On the Electron Gas Energy Relaxation Mechanisms in n‐Type InSb at Helium Temperatures
Author(s) -
Lifshits T. M.,
Oleinikov A. Ya.,
Shulman A. Ya.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19660140230
Subject(s) - relaxation (psychology) , helium , scattering , deformation (meteorology) , electron , piezoelectricity , materials science , atmospheric temperature range , electrical resistivity and conductivity , range (aeronautics) , fermi gas , atomic physics , polar , condensed matter physics , chemistry , physics , optics , thermodynamics , composite material , nuclear physics , psychology , social psychology , quantum mechanics , astronomy
The relaxation time of the electrical conductivity and the non‐linearity coefficient β in n‐type InSb in the temperature range from 1.8 to 4.1°K are studied as a function of power supplied to the sample from a d.c. source. The results are interpreted by considering energy losses by acoustic piezoelectric and deformation‐potential scattering and by optical polar scattering. The constants of piezoelectric and deformation potentials are estimated.