ELECTRON-BEAM COLLIMATION WITH A QUANTUM POINT CONTACT

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作者
MOLENKAMP, LW
STARING, AAM
BEENAKKER, CWJ
EPPENGA, R
TIMMERING, CE
WILLIAMSON, JG
HARMANS, CJPM
FOXON, CT
机构
[1] DELFT UNIV TECHNOL,2600 GA DELFT,NETHERLANDS
[2] PHILIPS RES LABS,REDHILL RH1 5HA,SURREY,ENGLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 41卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.1274
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Collimation of the electron beam injected by a point contact in a two-dimensional electron gas is demonstrated using a geometry with two opposite point contacts as injector and collector. The collimation is maintained over a distance of at least 4 m, and is destroyed by a small magnetic field. The inferred collimation factor scales linearly with the point-contact resistance, as predicted by the semiclassical theory. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1274 / 1277
页数:4
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