We use two mutually coherent, harmonically related pulse trains to experimentally characterize quantum interference control (QIC) of injected currents in low-temperature-grown gallium arsenide. We observe real-time QIC interference fringes, optimize the QIC signal fidelity, uncover critical signal dependences regarding beam spatial position on the sample, measure signal dependences on the funda...

Based on defect energy levels computed from first-principles calculations, it is shown the E1-E2 center in irradiated GaAs cannot be due to an isolated arsenic vacancy. The only simple intrinsic defect with levels compatible with E1 and E2 is the divacancy. The arsenic monovacancy is reassigned to the E3 center in irradiated GaAs. These new assignments are shown to reconcile a number of seeming...

In this work, the nanoscale footprints of self-driven liquid gallium droplet movement on a GaAs (001) surface will be presented and analyzed. The nanoscale footprints of a primary droplet trail and ordered secondary droplets along primary droplet trails are observed on the GaAs surface. A well ordered nanoterrace from the trail is left behind by a running droplet. In addition, collision events ...

Graphene is an almost ideal two-dimensional system. Unlike other two-dimensional electron gas systems realized in silicon or gallium arsenide, the electron wave functions are very close to the surrounding environment. While this causes problems in trying to passivate the surface without reducing the mobility, it does allow direct electrical access to the two-dimensional surface states using sca...

An exchange-correlation energy functional beyond the local density approximation, based on the exchange-correlation kernel of the homogeneous electron gas and originally introduced by Kohn and Sham, is considered for electronic structure calculations of semiconductors and atoms. Calculations are carried out for diamond, silicon, silicon carbide and gallium arsenide. The lattice constants and ga...