| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.115309 |
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| Author | Search for: Studenikin, S. A.1; Search for: Granger, G.2; Search for: Kam, A.3; Search for: Sachrajda, A. S.1; Search for: Wasilewski, Z. R.3; Search for: Poole, P. J.3 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
- National Research Council of Canada. Measurement Science and Standards
- National Research Council of Canada. Information and Communication Technologies
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Abstract | This paper reports on the observation and analysis of magnetotransport phenomena in the nonlinear differential resistance rxx=dVxx/dI of high-mobility In xGa 1-xAs/InP and GaAs/Al xGa 1-xAs Hall bar samples driven by direct current I dc. Specifically, it is observed that Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations at large filling factors invert their phase at sufficiently large values of Idc. This phase inversion is explained as being due to an electron heating effect. In the quantum Hall effect regime the rxx oscillations transform into diamond-shaped patterns with different slopes corresponding to odd and even filling factors. The diamond-shaped features at odd filling factors can be used as a probe to determine spin energy gaps. A zero current anomaly (ZCA) which manifests itself as a narrow dip in the rxx(Idc) characteristics at zero current is also observed. The ZCA effect strongly depends upon temperature, vanishing above 1 K while the transport diamonds persist to higher temperatures. The transport diamonds and ZCA are fully reproduced in a higher mobility GaAs/AlGaAs Hall bar structure confirming that these phenomena reflect intrinsic properties of two-dimensional systems. |
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| Publication date | 2012-09-05 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21270157 |
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| Record identifier | 503fb0e7-8d63-49fe-b58a-108eb96921ed |
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| Record created | 2014-01-06 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-21 |
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