ELECTRON ELECTRON-SCATTERING BETWEEN PARALLEL 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GASES

被引:47
作者
GRAMILA, TJ [1 ]
EISENSTEIN, JP [1 ]
MACDONALD, AH [1 ]
PFEIFFER, LN [1 ]
WEST, KW [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIANA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BLOOMINGTON,IN 47405
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10.1016/0039-6028(92)90386-K
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Electron-electron scattering rates between isolated two-dimensional electron gases separated by a thin barrier have been measured at low temperatures in GaAs/AlGaAs double quantum well structures. Separate electrical connection to the two electron systems allows the injection of current into one and the detection of a small drag-induced voltage across the other. The drag voltage is a direct measure of the interwell momentum relaxation rate. Measurements of this rate suggest that two processes contribute to the interactions, simple Coulomb scattering and a longer-range process, possibly due to acoustic phonons.
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