Friday, August 24, 2012

1208.4838 (A. T. Hatke et al.)

Nonlinear response in overlapping and separated Landau levels of GaAs
quantum wells
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A. T. Hatke, M. A. Zudov, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West
We have studied magnetotransport properties of a high-mobility two-dimensional electron system subject to weak electric fields. At low magnetic field $B$, the differential resistivity acquires a correction $\delta r \propto -\lambda^2 j^2/B^2$, where $\lambda$ is the Dingle factor and $j$ is the current density, in agreement with theoretical predictions. At higher magnetic fields, however, $\delta r$ becomes $B$-independent, $\delta r \propto -j^2$. While the observed change in behavior can be attributed to a crossover from overlapping to separated Landau levels, full understanding of this behavior remains a subject of future theories.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.4838

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