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Acoustic phonon lifetime is larger than optical phonon?

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  1. May 13, 2015 #1

    leftbank007

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    for example, in GaAs, the LA phonon lifetime can be ~850 ns, while LO phonon lifetime is only about 5 ps. Why such huge difference occurs? Thanks!
     
    leftbank007, May 13, 2015
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  3. May 18, 2015 #2

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    Thanks for the post! This is an automated courtesy bump. Sorry you aren't generating responses at the moment. Do you have any further information, come to any new conclusions or is it possible to reword the post?
     
    Greg Bernhardt, May 18, 2015
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