OBSERVATION AND AN EXPLANATION OF BREAKDOWN OF THE QUANTUM HALL-EFFECT

被引:11
作者
CAGE, ME
YU, DY
REEDTZ, GM
机构
[1] Natl Inst of Standards and, Technology, , MD
关键词
Electrons - Scattering - Quantum Theory - Semiconductor Devices - Heterojunctions;
D O I
10.6028/jres.095.009
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The authors have observed a spatially localized breakdown of the nearly dissipationless quantum Hall effect into a set of discrete dissipative states in wide, high-quality GaAs/AlGaAs samples. The phenomenon can be explained by an extension of the quasi-elastic inter-Landau level scattering model of Eaves and Sheard.
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页码:93 / 99
页数:7
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