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Thermodynamic and Magneto-Optic Investigations of the Landau Level Density of States for 2D Electrons

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Physics and Applications of Quantum Wells and Superlattices

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In a 2-dimensional electron system (2DES) a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of electrical confinement leads to full quantization of the electron motion. The energy spectrum consists of sharp Landau levels (LL) separated by the cyclotron energy ħωc.

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Gornik, E. (1987). Thermodynamic and Magneto-Optic Investigations of the Landau Level Density of States for 2D Electrons. In: Mendez, E.E., von Klitzing, K. (eds) Physics and Applications of Quantum Wells and Superlattices. NATO ASI Series, vol 170. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5478-9_8

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