The anharmonic decay of longitudinal-optical (LO) phonons in zinc-blende semiconductors has been studied. Based on an approach in which the anharmonic crystal potential is estimated using the theory of elasticity, the lifetime of LO phonons via emission of two acoustic phonons is calculated as a function of lattice temperature and phonon wave vector. Application of this model to bulk GaAs shows an excellent agreement with available experimental data. Since the parameters employed in the model can be obtained experimentally, the approach provides a useful tool to investigate LO-phonon lifetimes in semiconductors.
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