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Physical understanding and control of dynamically correlated electrons with room-temperature terahertz gain in semiconductor superlattices

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H01362
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 21050:Electric and electronic materials-related
Research InstitutionNagaoka University of Technology

Principal Investigator

Unuma Takeya  長岡技術科学大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (20456693)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 秋山 英文  東京大学, 物性研究所, 教授 (40251491)
玉山 泰宏  長岡技術科学大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (50707312)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥12,870,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,970,000)
Keywords半導体超格子 / テラヘルツ放射 / 光学利得 / 量子ビート / トンネル効果 / 非平衡系 / 半導体物性 / 超格子 / テラヘルツ/赤外材料・素子 / テラヘルツ
Outline of Research at the Start

半導体超格子は,異なる半導体材料をナノメートル級の厚さで交互かつ周期的に積層した人工結晶であり,極低温に限らず室温でもテラヘルツ電磁波の増幅効果(利得)を有する。しかし従来の理論では,このテラヘルツ利得は複数の電子が独立して運動するという描像に基づいて理解されている。本研究では,応用上重要な電子密度を高めた状況において,電子同士が作用し合う現象(動的電子相関)がテラヘルツ利得に及ぼす影響を解明・制御することを目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated how the collective oscillation phase and Coulomb interaction of dynamically correlated electrons during Bloch oscillations affect their terahertz gain in biased semiconductor superlattices. We found that the interaction occurs mainly via field screening and phonons and does not change the initial phase of Bloch oscillations, which is essential for terahertz gain. Furthermore, we succeeded in controlling the initial phase of Bloch oscillations with the probability of interminiband tunneling. By developing a generalized framework for the step response of electrons to bias voltage, we provided a new physical understanding of the observed initial phase.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

半導体超格子は,異なる半導体材料をナノメートル級の厚さで周期的に積層した人工結晶であり,テラヘルツ領域において小型固体光源の課題となっている室温動作と周波数可変動作を両立させうる利得媒質である。従来,このテラヘルツ利得は複数の電子が独立して運動するという描像に基づいて理解されてきたが,本研究では,利得の応用に即した高い電子密度で重要になる電子同士が作用し合う現象(動的電子相関)に着目した。その物理的理解と制御方法を新たに提示できた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Generalized framework for the step response of semiconducting materials to optically switched electrical bias input in terahertz emission spectroscopy2023

    • Author(s)
      Takeya Unuma
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Optical Society of America B

      Volume: 40 Issue: 7 Pages: 1703-1710

    • DOI

      10.1364/josab.488908

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of initial three-dimensional electron energy distribution on terahertz Bloch oscillations in a biased semiconductor superlattice2023

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, K. Ueda, R. Okamoto
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Pages: 031001-031001

    • DOI

      10.35848/1882-0786/acbd0f

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Electronic states underlying peculiar Bloch oscillations in a biased semiconductor superlattice with interminiband mixing2022

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, I. Taga, Y. Itagaki
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 15 Issue: 7 Pages: 071009-071009

    • DOI

      10.35848/1882-0786/ac7776

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dephasing of terahertz Bloch oscillations in a GaAs-based narrow-minigap superlattice excited by tunable pump photon energy2021

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, R. Abe
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 14 Issue: 5 Pages: 051009-051009

    • DOI

      10.35848/1882-0786/abfa76

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Interaction between two Bloch oscillating electron groups in a biased semiconductor superlattice created by a pair of temporally shifted optical pulses2021

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, T. Hoshino, K. Nagahashi, K. Ueda
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 14 Issue: 6 Pages: 061003-061003

    • DOI

      10.35848/1882-0786/abffa0

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Room-temperature Bloch oscillations and interminiband Zener tunneling in a GaAs-based narrow-minigap superlattice2021

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, Y. Itagaki, S. Asakura
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 14 Issue: 8 Pages: 081003-081003

    • DOI

      10.35848/1882-0786/ac114f

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Phase shift of Bloch oscillations in GaAs-based superlattices with bias-induced interminiband coupling2023

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, S. Maeda, R. Abe, Y. Itagaki, I. Taga, K. Ueda
    • Organizer
      The 9th International Symposium on Organic and Inorganic Electronic Materials and Related Nanotechnologies
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] THz emission of Bloch oscillating electrons in GaAs-based superlattices created with in-plane motion2023

    • Author(s)
      T. Unuma, K. Ueda, R. Okamoto
    • Organizer
      The 9th International Symposium on Organic and Inorganic Electronic Materials and Related Nanotechnologies
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 半導体超格子における電子の初期エネルギー分布とブロッホ振動の関係2022

    • Author(s)
      植田航輔,岡本龍一,鵜沼毅也
    • Organizer
      令和4年度応用物理学会北陸・信越支部学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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