WAVE-FUNCTIONS AND FERMI SURFACES OF STRONGLY COUPLED 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GASES INVESTIGATED BY INPLANE MAGNETORESISTANCE

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KUROBE, A [1 ]
CASTLETON, IM [1 ]
LINFIELD, EH [1 ]
GRIMSHAW, MP [1 ]
BROWN, KM [1 ]
RITCHIE, DA [1 ]
PEPPER, M [1 ]
JONES, GAC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAVENDISH LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,CAMBS,ENGLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 50卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.4889
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We have studied the in-plane magnetoresistance of coupled double-quantum-well structures, in which each well has a different mobility and where the values of carrier concentration can be varied independently. Resistance resonances, observed at zero magnetic field, were suppressed with an in-plane magnetic field of 1 T, provided the field was perpendicular to the current. The magnetoresistance showed structure which changed systematically with front-gate and back-gate voltages, and was due to the deformation of both wave functions and Fermi surfaces in the in-plane magnetic field.
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页码:4889 / 4892
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