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Experimental results on low-field and high-field electron transport in rectangular quantum wells are reviewed. The related theory is presented and the experimental results are examined in the light of the theory. It is concluded that although some experimental results are available and the theory of transport has been developed, numerical agreement between theory and experiments has not yet been reached.
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The author felicitates Prof. D S Kothari on his eightieth birthday and dedicates this paper to him on this occasion.
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Nag, B.R. Electron transport in rectangular quantum wells. Pramana - J Phys 27, 47–61 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02846328
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Keywords
- Electron transport
- rectangular quantum wells
- low-field electron mobility
- high-field electron mobility
- energy relaxation
- potential profile
- scattering probability