QUANTUM CONDUCTIVITY CORRECTIONS IN FREESTANDING AND SUPPORTED N+-GAAS WIRES

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作者
POTTS, A [1 ]
HASKO, DG [1 ]
CLEAVER, JRA [1 ]
SMITH, CG [1 ]
AHMED, H [1 ]
KELLY, MJ [1 ]
FROST, JEF [1 ]
JONES, GAC [1 ]
PEACOCK, DC [1 ]
RITCHIE, DA [1 ]
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[1] GEC HIRST RES LABS, WEMBLEY HA9 7PP, MIDDX, ENGLAND
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10.1088/0953-8984/2/7/011
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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Low-temperature electrical and magnetoresistance measurements have been performed on free-standing and supported wires of n-type GaAs doped to 10 17 cm-3 over the temperature range 0.47-4.2 K. These wires were triangular in cross-section, with widths of 600-900 nm and lengths of 3.2-10 mu m. The authors report that the observed increase in the resistance for temperatures below 4.2 K can be interpreted as being due to a combination of weak localisation of 3D electron-electron interaction effects. They also show how the results described here can be used as the basis for a determination of the phonon conductivity and dimensionality in free-standing structures.
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