Effective mass suppression in dilute, spin-polarized two-dimensional electron systems

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Padmanabhan, Medini [1 ]
Gokmen, T. [1 ]
Bishop, N. C. [1 ]
Shayegan, M. [1 ]
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[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.026402
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O4 [物理学];
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We report effective mass (m(*)) measurements, via analyzing the temperature dependence of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, for dilute, interacting, two-dimensional electron systems (2DESs) occupying a single conduction-band valley in AlAs quantum wells. When the 2DES is partially spin-polarized, m(*) is larger than its band value, consistent with previous results on various 2DESs. However, as we fully spin-polarize the 2DES by subjecting it to strong parallel magnetic fields, m(*) is unexpectedly suppressed and falls even below the band mass.
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