EDGE MAGNETOPLASMONS IN SINGLE 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON DISKS AT MICROWAVE-FREQUENCIES - DETERMINATION OF THE LATERAL DEPLETION LENGTH

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DAHL, C [1 ]
MANUS, S [1 ]
KOTTHAUS, JP [1 ]
NICKEL, H [1 ]
SCHLAPP, W [1 ]
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[1] TELEKOM FORSCH & TECHNOL ZENTRUM,D-64295 DARMSTADT,GERMANY
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10.1063/1.113189
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We present a new method to determine the lateral depletion length (LDL) at the boundary of a two-dimensional electron system (2DES). This approach exploits the fact that in high magnetic fields certain plasma excitations of the confined 2DES (edge-magnetoplasmons, EMPs) are sensitive to details of the density profile near the edge. Comparing the measured magnetic-field dispersion of EMPs in a circular mesa with existing classical theories, the LDL is found to be between 0.3 and 0.6 μm for an electron density of 3.0×1011cm-2. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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