Observation of Landau levels at the InAs(110) surface by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

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Wildoer, JWG [1 ]
Harmans, CJPM [1 ]
vanKempen, H [1 ]
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[1] DELFT UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT APPL PHYS,NL-2600 GA DELFT,NETHERLANDS
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 55卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.R16013
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T [工业技术];
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Low-temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements on clean InAs(110) surfaces demonstrate the possibility to investigate Landau quantization with subnanometer resolution. Separate Landau levels are resolved at magnetic fields of 2 T and larger. Experiments with different tips show a significant tip dependence. In zero field resonances are observed near the onset of the conduction band, which are attributed to tip-induced band bending. Although Landau quantization is only present parallel to the sample surface, the Landau levels give a large contribution to the total tunnel current.
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