Il Nuovo Cimento D

, Volume 14, Issue 1, pp 63–73 | Cite as

On the thermoelectric power in quantum well of A 3 II B 2 V semiconductors in the presence of a classically large magnetic field

  • M. Mondal
  • A. Ghoshal
  • K. P. Ghatak
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Summary

An attempt is made to study the thermoelectric power of the carriers in quantum well of A 3 II B 2 V semiconductors, taking Cd3As2 quantum well as an example. It is found, on the basis of newly derived 2DE−k s dispersion relation by including various types of anisotropies in the energy spectrum that the thermoelectric power decreases with increasing electron concentration and decreasing film thickness respectively. In addition, the corresponding well-known results for bulk specimens of isotropic parabolic energy bands are also obtained from the expressions derived.

PACS 72.20

Conductivity phenomena in semiconductors and insulators 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • M. Mondal
    • 1
  • A. Ghoshal
    • 2
  • K. P. Ghatak
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PhysicsY. S. Palpara CollegeMidnaporeIndia
  2. 2.Department of Electronics and Telecomunication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity of JadavpurCalcuttaIndia

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