Abstract
The intrinsic localization of electrostatic wave energies in quantum semiconductor plasmas can be described by solitary pulses. The collision properties of these pulses are investigated. In the present study, the fundamental model includes the quantum term, degenerate pressure of the plasma species, and the electron/hole exchange–correlation effects. In cylindrical geometry, using the extended Poincaré–Lighthill–Kuo (PLK) method, the Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equations and the analytical phase shifts after the collision of two soliton rings are derived. Typical values for GaSb and GaN semiconductors are used to estimate the basic features of soliton rings. It is found that the pulses of GaSb semiconductor carry more energies than the pulses of GaN semiconductor. In addition, the degenerate pressure terms of electrons and holes have strong impact on the phase shift. The present theory may be useful to analyze the collision of localized coherent electrostatic waves in quantum semiconductor plasmas.
•The propagation and the collision of pulses in quantum semiconductor plasmas are studied.•Numerical calculations reveal that pulses may exist only in dark soliton rings for electron–hole quantum plasmas.•Typical values for GaSb and GaN semiconductors are used to estimate the basic features of soliton rings.•It is found that the pulses of GaSb semiconductor carry more energies than the pulses of GaN semiconductor.•The degenerate pressure terms of electrons and holes have strong impact on the phase shift.