Monday, June 11, 2012

1206.1601 (A. T. Hatke et al.)

Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in GaAs quantum wells in tilted magnetic
fields
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A. T. Hatke, M. A. Zudov, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West
We report on quantum magneto-oscillations in an ultra-high mobility GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well at very high tilt angles. Unlike previous studies, we find that the spin and cyclotron splittings become equal over a continuous range of angles, but only near certain, angle-dependent filling factors. At high enough tilt angles, Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations reveal a prominent beating pattern, indicative of consecutive level crossings, all occurring at the same angle. We explain these unusual observations by an in-plane field-induced increase of the carrier mass, which leads to accelerated, filling factor-driven crossings of spin sublevels in tilted magnetic fields.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.1601

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