Local spectroscopy of edge channels in the quantum Hall regime with local probe techniques

被引:18
作者
Ihn, T
Rychen, J
Vancura, T
Ensslin, K
Wegscheider, W
Bichler, M
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Solid State Phys Lab, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Univ Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
[3] Walter Schottky Inst, D-85748 Garching, Germany
关键词
quantum hall effect; edge channels; scanning probe techniques;
D O I
10.1016/S1386-9477(02)00255-2
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We present measurements of the tunnelling conductance between edge channels in the quantum Hall regime. By using a local potential perturbation induced by the tip of a scanning force microscope we are able to enhance the tunnelling coupling and map its strength along the edge of the two-dimensional electron gas. It is suggested that the presented method is promising for the local investigation of inter-edge-channel scattering and edge-channel equilibration. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:671 / 674
页数:4
相关论文
共 27 条
[1]   SELECTIVE EQUILIBRATION AMONG THE CURRENT-CARRYING STATES IN THE QUANTUM HALL REGIME [J].
ALPHENAAR, BW ;
MCEUEN, PL ;
WHEELER, RG ;
SACKS, RN .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1990, 64 (06) :677-680
[2]  
Beenakker C. W. J., 1991, QUANTUM TRANSPORT SE
[3]   ABSENCE OF BACKSCATTERING IN THE QUANTUM HALL-EFFECT IN MULTIPROBE CONDUCTORS [J].
BUTTIKER, M .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1988, 38 (14) :9375-9389
[4]   ELECTROSTATICS OF EDGE CHANNELS [J].
CHKLOVSKII, DB ;
SHKLOVSKII, BI ;
GLAZMAN, LI .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1992, 46 (07) :4026-4034
[5]   Topographic mapping of the quantum hall liquid using a few-electron bubble [J].
Finkelstein, G ;
Glicofridis, PI ;
Ashoori, RC ;
Shayegan, M .
SCIENCE, 2000, 289 (5476) :90-94
[6]   Imaging of low-compressibility strips in the quantum Hall liquid [J].
Finkelstein, G ;
Glicofridis, PI ;
Tessmer, SH ;
Ashoori, RC ;
Melloch, MR .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 2000, 61 (24) :R16323-R16326
[7]   EQUILIBRIUM CURRENT AND ORBITAL MAGNETIZATION IN THE QUANTUM HALL FLUID [J].
GELLER, MR ;
VIGNALE, G .
PHYSICA B, 1995, 212 (03) :283-288
[8]   QUANTIZED HALL CONDUCTANCE, CURRENT-CARRYING EDGE STATES, AND THE EXISTENCE OF EXTENDED STATES IN A TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISORDERED POTENTIAL [J].
HALPERIN, BI .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1982, 25 (04) :2185-2190
[9]   EDGE-STATE TRANSPORT AND ITS EXPERIMENTAL CONSEQUENCES IN HIGH MAGNETIC-FIELDS [J].
HAUG, RJ .
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1993, 8 (02) :131-153
[10]  
KENT AJ, 1992, HELV PHYS ACTA, V65, P331