University, Diss., 2004--Karlsruhe.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 139 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108).

Th.--Sci.--Toulouse 3, 1980. N°: 931.

Th. doct.-ing.--Électroninque--Grenoble--I.N.P., 1982. N°: DI 315.

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In a semiconductor, negative charge is carried by conduction-band electrons and positive charge is carried by valence-band holes. While charge transport properties can be understood by considering the motion of these carriers individually, the optical properties are largely determined by their mutual interaction. The hydrogen-like bound state of an electron with a hole, or exciton, is the fundamental optical excitation in direct-gap materials such as gallium arsenide and cadmium telluride. In this dissertation, we consider charged excitons, or trions. A bound state of an exciton with a resident electron or hole, trions are a relatively pure manifestation of the three-body problem which can be studied experimentally. This is a subject of practical as well as academic interest: Since the trion is the elementary optical excitation of a resident free carrier, the related optical processes can open pathways for manipulating carrier spin and carrier transport. We present three experimental investigations of trion-based optical processes in semiconductor quantum wells. In the first, we demonstrate electromagnetically induced transparency via the electron spin coherence made possible by the trion transition. We explore the practical limits of this technique in high magnetic fields. In the second, we present a direct measurement of trion and exciton oscillator strength at high magnetic fields. These data reveal insights about the structure of the trion's three-body wavefunction relative to that of its next excited state, the triplet trion. In the last, we investigate the mechanism underlying exciton-correlated tunneling, an optically-controllable transport process in mixed-type quantum wells. Extensive experimental studies indicate that it is due to a local, indirect interaction between an exciton and a hole, forming one more example of a trion-mediated optical process. This dissertation includes previously published co-authored material.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:28:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:04:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / O 67Ga é um importante radiofármaco usado para identificar processos inflamatórios em doenças crônicas, diagnóstico por imagem de tumores em tecidos moles e a possibilidade de avaliar o resultado para intervenção terapêutica. Neste trabalho desenvolveu-se um módulo de processamento de 67Ga, com o objetivo de reduzir as intervenções na célula quente, causadas pela oxidação dos materiais metálicos e desgastes nas mangueiras das bombas peristálticas, que soltavam resíduos e bloqueavam a passagem através das válvulas utilizadas no processo. Utilizaram-se materiais como: acrílico, PVC, PEEK e teflon e vácuo como meio de transferência de fluidos líquidos na maioria dos procedimentos, com estas modificações obteve-se redução no comprimento das mangueiras de transferência, aumentando o rendimento do processo com menos intervenções para manutenção e menos tempo de exposição dos trabalhadores à radiação, garantindo a qualidade e reduzindo-se o tempo do processamento. Utilizando-se um sistema móvel para deslocamento do módulo de processamento, facilitou-se a limpeza e manutenção da célula que opera com material radioativo, atendendo-se a Resolução da Diretoria Colegiada da ANVISA que dispõe sobre as Boas Práticas de Fabricação de Medicamentos (RDC-17). / Dissertacao (Mestrado) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

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