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Transition to microwave generation in semiconductor superlattice

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We investigate excitation of microwave generation in a semiconductor superlattice under the effect of the applied constant voltage at near-zero temperature in the absence of the external magnetic field. It is shown that the generation is caused by the positive feedback arising from the total constant voltage drop across the superlattice.

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  1. Saratov State University, ul. Astrakhanskaya 83, Saratov, 410012, Russia

    A. A. Koronovskii, V. A. Maksimenko, O. I. Moskalenko & A. E. Hramov

  2. Saratov State Technical University, ul. Politekhnicheskaya 77, Saratov, 410054, Russia

    A. A. Koronovskii, O. I. Moskalenko & A. E. Hramov

  3. Department of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK

    K. N. Alekseev & A. G. Balanov

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Koronovskii, A.A., Maksimenko, V.A., Moskalenko, O.I. et al. Transition to microwave generation in semiconductor superlattice. Phys. Wave Phen. 21, 48–51 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X13010093

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