Threshold for photoelectric emission from a quantum ring of narrow-gap semiconductor

In this paper, we have investigated the threshold energy required for photoelectric emission of electrons from a torroidal quantum ring of degenerate narrow-gap semiconductor. Current density due to electrons emitted from the ring illuminated by normal radiation has been calculated considering the effect of band non-parabolicity of the narrow-gap semiconductor. The computed results show that the current density increases in a staircase manner with the increase of incident photon energy. The band non-parabolicity causes the increase in threshold energy for photoelectric emission of electrons. The photoemission becomes an oscillatory function of the cross-sectional radius of the ring, and may serve as an important tool for estimating parameters like cross-sectional radius, doping density and band non-parabolicity.