Polaronic corrections are calculated considering electron coupling with confined LO phonons in a quantum well (QW). The electron–LO-phonon Hamiltonian for a confined electron-phonon system in a QW is taken from a previous work. The electron self-energy is calculated by use of the standard perturbation-theory treatment for the weak-coupling polaron assuming parabolic energy band structure and T=0 K. Screening effects are included along the lines of the static Thomas-Fermi approximation. Comparison with different experimental works is made and acceptable agreement is achieved. We also present comparisons with other theoretical works on the subject.

• Received 25 October 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.39.5907