U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science: Terahertz and Infrared Studies of 6.1-Angstrom Semiconductor Structures

0221704 Kono该奖项支持德克萨斯州休斯敦莱斯大学的Junichiro Kono教授和日本东京大学的Noboru Miura教授之间为期两年的合作研究项目。 研究人员将对由6埃III-V半导体制造的结构进行研究。 他们的目标是增加对这些量子结构的基本理解。 他们将在莱斯大学进行磁光研究，在圣巴巴拉的加州大学和斯坦福大学利用自由电子激光器进行其他实验。 他们还将在东京的Megagauss实验室（MGL）进行磁场磁光学实验。 这是一个独特的高场设施，其中有不同类型的高场磁体。 最后，理解和解释光谱实验的理论工作将由一些在体和量子限制半导体和器件的光学，传输和电子特性方面具有专业知识的研究人员提供。 该项目汇集了两个具有互补专业知识和研究能力的实验室的努力。 美国研究人员在半导体光谱学、使用自由电子激光器的半导体THz动力学和理论输入方面具有专业知识。 日本研究人员在磁性结构的生长，电子和光电器件的知识，介观结构的生长，高速电子传输和光学特性和器件方面具有专业知识。 在这些系统中学到的一些有趣的特性/现象很可能将用于未来的半导体器件。 这项研究将为两国共同努力提供一个很好的机会。 通过交流思想和技术，该项目将扩大我们的基础知识，促进国际理解与合作。 来自参与机构的一些博士后、研究生和本科生也将参与这项研究。 研究人员计划通过网络、出版物和会议上的演讲来传播他们的研究结果。

0221704KonoThis award supports a two-year collaborative research project between Professor Junichiro Kono at Rice University in Houston, Texas and Professor Noboru Miura at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The researchers will undertake studies on structures fabricated from the 6 Angstrom III-V semiconductors. Their goal is to increase the fundamental understanding of these quantum structures. They will be undertaking magneto-optic studies in very high (up to 600 T) magnetic fields at Rice University and carrying out additional experiments utilizing the Free Electron Lasers at the University of California at Santa Barbara and at Stanford. They will also be performing ultrahigh field magneto-optics experiments at the Megagauss Laboratory (MGL) in Tokyo. This is a unique high field facility where different types of high-field magnets are available. Finally, theoretical efforts at understanding and interpreting the spectroscopy experiments will be provided by some of the researchers that have expertise in optical, transport, and electronic properties of bulk and quantum confined semiconductors and devices. The project brings together the efforts of two laboratories that have complementary expertise and research capabilities. The U.S. researchers have expertise in optical spectroscopy of semiconductors, THz dynamics of semiconductors using free electron lasers and theoretical input. The Japanese researchers have expertise in the growth of magnetic structures, knowledge of electronic and optoelectronic devices, growth of mesoscopic structures, high-speed electron transport and optical properties and devices. It is likely that some of the interesting properties/phenomena learned in these systems will be used in future semi-conducting devices. The research will offer a good opportunity to join efforts between the two countries. Through the exchange of ideas and technology, this project will broaden our base of basic knowledge and promote international understanding and cooperation. A number of postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate students from the participating institutions will also be participating in the research. The researchers plan to distribute the results of their findings through the Web, publications and presentations at conferences.