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The theory of phonon-drag thermopower resulting from a temperature gradient in the plane of a two-dimensional electron gas layer in a parabolic quantum well is developed. The interaction mechanisms between electrons and acoustic phonons are considered, taking into account potential screening of the interaction. It is found that the effect of electron drag by phonons makes a significant contribution to the thermopower of the two-dimensional electron gas. It is shown that the consideration of screening has a significant effect on the drag thermopower. For the temperature dependence of the thermopower in a parabolic GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well in the temperature range of 1–10 K, good agreement between the obtained theoretical results and experiments is shown.
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Original Russian Text © Kh.A. Hasanov, J.I. Huseynov, V.V. Dadashova, F.F. Aliyev, 2016, published in Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 2016, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 298–301.
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Hasanov, K.A., Huseynov, J.I., Dadashova, V.V. et al. Effect of Phonon Drag on the Thermopower in a Parabolic Quantum Well. Semiconductors 50, 295–298 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378261603009X
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