RF CONDUCTIVITY OF A 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON-SYSTEM AT SMALL LANDAU-LEVEL FILLING FACTORS

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作者
PAALANEN, MA
WILLETT, RL
LITTLEWOOD, PB
RUEL, RR
WEST, KW
PFEIFFER, LN
BISHOP, DJ
机构
[1] AT and T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 45卷 / 19期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.45.11342
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We have determined the dynamical conductivity-sigma(k,omega) of the two-dimensional (2D) electrons in extremely high-mobility GaAs/Al1-xGaxAs heterostructures by measuring the attenuation and velocity of surface acoustic waves. In the small-filling-factor limit we find a broad conductivity resonance indicating a pinning mode of the 2D electron system, which has condensed into an ordered phase. Surprisingly, the data suggest a relatively small correlation length even in these high-quality systems.
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