Abstract
Nonequilibrium electron distribution in a superlattice subjected to a homogeneous electric field (biased superlattice with equipopulated levels) is studied within the tight-binding approximation, taking into account the scattering by optical and acoustic phonons and by lateral disorder. It is found that the distribution versus the in-plane kinetic energy depends essentially on the ratio between the Bloch energy and the optical phonon energy. The in-plane conductivity is calculated for low-doped structures at temperatures 4.2 K and 20 K. The negative conductivity is found for bias voltages corresponding to the Bloch-phonon resonance condition.
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