Abstract
We present a quantitative theory of the electronic levels in GaAs-As 〈001〉 quantum wires (x≤0.35). For the ground state of thick wires (cross-section area ≳100×100 A) our results support the infinite-well approximation in which the two quantization coordinates are decoupled. However, the excited states, and all confined states in thin wires (≲70×70 A), are affected by additional reflections which can be identified from tables of the momentum wave-function coefficients presented in this study.
- Received 7 July 1986
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.35.2463
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