ACOUSTIC EXCITATIONS OF A CONFINED 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON LIQUID IN A MAGNETIC-FIELD

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作者
ALEINER, IL
YUE, DX
GLAZMAN, LI
机构
[1] Theoretical Physics Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 19期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.13467
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We study the low-frequency excitations of a compressible electron liquid confined to a strip and subjected to a magnetic field. Using the classical equations of motion, we show the existence of gapless excitations additional to the conventional one-dimensional plasmon. These excitations are shown to have linear spectra. In contrast to the plasmon mode, the velocities of these modes increase with the magnetic field in the weak-field domain, reaching a maximum at a certain field strength. The calculated oscillator strengths and the estimate for the damping rates enable us to discuss the optimal experimental setup for the observation of the acoustic modes. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:13467 / 13474
页数:8
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