Dynamics of a superlattice in a dc-trigonal wave electric field

Jian Ping Gong, Jian Li Shao*, Duan Suqing, Xian Geng Zhao

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We investigate the dynamics of a superlattice with a single-band tight-binding model under a dc-trigonal wave electric field. By using Fourier analysis, we obtain analytically the conditions of the dynamics of the system: when the ratio of the Bloch frequency to electric field frequency is not an integer, it is found that the system always remains localized; when the ratio is an integer, it is found that the conditions of the localization depend on the Bloch frequency, the electric field frequency and the amplitude of the trigonal-wave electric field. The quasi-energy spectrums are also discussed, which show that the localization occurs at the collapse points of the quasi-energy band.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)486-493
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume335
Issue number5-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Feb 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dynamical localization
  • Quasi-energy
  • dc-trigonal wave electric field

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Dynamics of a superlattice in a dc-trigonal wave electric field'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this