start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=24 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=93 end-page=105 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1989 dt-pub=19891129 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Propagation Characteristics of Superlattice Potentials and their Optimization en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Propagation of charged carriers in semiconductor superlattices is analyzed on the basis of the effective mass approximation with appropriate boundary conditions at heterojunctions taken into account. Applying the finite element method, clarified are the effects of details of the potential profile, such as linear and smooth gradings and random fluctuations, on characteristics of superlattices which are expected to work as collector barriers and energy filters in electronic devices. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TotsujiHiroo en-aut-sei=Totsuji en-aut-mei=Hiroo kn-aut-name=東辻浩夫 kn-aut-sei=東辻 kn-aut-mei=浩夫 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HatataniTeruki en-aut-sei=Hatatani en-aut-mei=Teruki kn-aut-name=畑谷光輝 kn-aut-sei=畑谷 kn-aut-mei=光輝 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering END