CONTACTLESS MEASUREMENT OF THE SPATIAL POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE QUANTUM HALL-EFFECT

被引:11
作者
FONTEIN, PF
HENDRIKS, P
WOLTER, JH
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[1] University of Technology Eindhoven
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10.1016/0039-6028(90)90829-W
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
For the first time a contactless method based on the Pockels effect is used to determine the spatial potential distribution in the two-dimensional electron gas of a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs heterostructure under quantum Hall conditions. From first results we deduce that in the two-dimensional electron gas structure edge currents as well as currents in the interior are present. © 1990.
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