Lifetime of sub-THz coherent acoustic phonons in a GaAs-AlAs superlattice

Maznev, A. A.; Hofmann, Felix; Jandl, Adam; Esfarjani, Keivan; Bulsara, Mayank T.; Fitzgerald, Eugene A.; Chen, Gang; Nelson, Keith A.

doi:10.1063/1.4789520

Lifetime of sub-THz coherent acoustic phonons in a GaAs-AlAs superlattice

Journal Article · Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789520· OSTI ID:1381949

Maznev, A. A. ^[1]; Hofmann, Felix ^[1]; Jandl, Adam ^[1]; Esfarjani, Keivan ^[1]; Bulsara, Mayank T. ^[1]; Fitzgerald, Eugene A. ^[1]; Chen, Gang ^[1]; Nelson, Keith A. ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Here we measure the lifetime of the zone-center 340 GHz longitudinal phonon mode in a GaAs-AlAs superlattice excited and probed with femtosecond laser pulses. By comparing measurements conducted at room temperature and liquid nitrogen temperature, we separate the intrinsic (phonon-phonon scattering) and extrinsic contributions to phonon relaxation. The estimated room temperature intrinsic lifetime of 0.95 ns is compared to available calculations and experimental data for bulk GaAs. We conclude that ~0.3 THz phonons are in the transition zone between Akhiezer and Landau-Rumer regimes of phonon-phonon relaxation at room temperature.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-00ER15087; SC0001299

OSTI ID:: 1381949

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1105271

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 102; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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