Conductance anisotropy of high-mobility, modulation-doped GaAs single quantum wells

K. J. Friedland; R. Hey; O. Bierwagen; H. Kostial; Y. Hirayama; K. H. Ploog

doi:10.1016/S1386-9477(02)00207-2

Conductance anisotropy of high-mobility, modulation-doped GaAs single quantum wells

K. J. Friedland, R. Hey, O. Bierwagen, H. Kostial, Y. Hirayama, K. H. Ploog

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The conductance in high-mobility and high-density, modulation-doped GaAs single quantum wells on GaAs(0 0 1) substrates with thin spacer layers is strongly anisotropic with a 2-3 times higher mobility in the [1̄ 1 0] than that in the [1 1 0] direction. We show that the anisotropic scattering potential is strongly influenced by additional X-like electrons in the barriers formed by short-period superlattices. The X-electrons are able to considerably smooth the fluctuations of the potential; thus, increasing the correlation length of the fluctuations. We investigate the correlation length of the potential fluctuations by oscillations in the low-field magnetoresistance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	642-645
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Volume	13
Issue number	2-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1386-9477(02)00207-2
Publication status	Published - 2002 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anisotropic magnetotransport
High mobility two-dimensional electrons

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics

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