GROWTH AND ELECTRICAL-TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF VERY HIGH-MOBILITY 2-DIMENSIONAL HOLE GASES DISPLAYING PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY

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HENINI, M [1 ]
RODGERS, PJ [1 ]
CRUMP, PA [1 ]
GALLAGHER, BL [1 ]
HILL, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT ELECTR ENGN,SHEFFIELD S1 3JD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.112791
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We report on the growth by molecular beam epitaxy of modulation-doped GaAs-(Ga,Al)As heterostructures with low-temperature hole mobility exceeding 1.2 x 10(6) cm2 V-1 s-1 with carrier concentrations as low as 0.8 x 10(11) cm-2: The highest value observed at such low densities. We also report the first observation of persistent positive photoconductivity in a two-dimensional hole gas. An analysis of the number density and temperature dependence of the mobility leads us to conclude that the mobility is limited by phonon scattering above approximately 4 K and interface scattering at lower temperatures. (C) 1994 American Institute of Physics.
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