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Magnetoconductance in Lateral Surface Superlattices

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High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics II

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences ((SSSOL,volume 87))

Abstract

Microfabrication through the use of electron-beam lithography has allowed the creation of nanostructures with interesting and novel properties, and it is now possible to create potential-induced lateral surface superlattices. The magnetoconductance in such structures can be expected to be significantly different from that of normal quasi-two-dimensional systems. Here, we discuss the theoretical understanding and experimental studies that show the presence of the Aharonov-Bohm effect, universal conductance fluctuations, and structure in VH and σxx with h/e and 2h/e periodicity in the flux coupled through each quantum well of the superlattice. At high VSD, we have seen evidence for negative differential conductivity, which might be attributable to Bloch oscillations.

This work was supported in part by the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the Army Research Office

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    D. K. Ferry, G. Bernstein, R. Puechner, J. Ma, A. M. Kriman, R. Mezenner, W.-P. Liu & G. N. Maracas

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    R. Chamberlin

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Ferry, D.K. et al. (1989). Magnetoconductance in Lateral Surface Superlattices. In: Landwehr, G. (eds) High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics II. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 87. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83810-1_53

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