39 research outputs found
Evidence for Charging Effects in CdTe/CdMgTe Quantum Point Contacts
Here we report on fabrication and low temperature magnetotransport
measurements of quantum point contacts patterned from a novel two-dimensional
electron system - CdTe/CdMgTe modulation doped heterostructure. From the
temperature and bias dependence we ascribe the reported data to evidence for a
weakly bound state which is naturally formed inside a CdTe quantum
constrictions due to charging effects. We argue that the spontaneous
introduction of an open dot is responsible for the replacement of flat
conductance plateaus by quasi-periodic resonances with amplitude less than
2e^{2}/h, as found in our system. Additionally, below 1 K a pattern of weaker
conductance peaks, superimposed upon wider resonances, is also observed.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Quantum effects in linear and non-linear transport of T-shaped ballistic junction
We report low-temperature transport measurements of three-terminal T-shaped
device patterned from GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. We demonstrate the mode
branching and bend resistance effects predicted by numerical modeling for
linear conductance data. We show also that the backscattering at the junction
area depends on the wave function parity. We find evidence that in a non-linear
transport regime the voltage of floating electrode always increases as a
function of push-pull polarization. Such anomalous effect occurs for the
symmetric device, provided the applied voltage is less than the Fermi energy in
equilibrium
Plasmonic terahertz detectors based on a high-electron mobility GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure
In order to characterize magnetic-field (B) tunable THz plasmonic detectors,
spectroscopy experiments were carried out at liquid helium temperatures and
high magnetic fields on devices fabricated on a high electron mobility
GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. The samples were either gated (the gate of a
meander shape) or ungated. Spectra of a photovoltage generated by THz radiation
were obtained as a function of B at a fixed THz excitation from a THz laser or
as a function of THz photon frequency at a fixed B with a Fourier spectrometer.
In the first type of measurements, the wave vector of magnetoplasmons excited
was defined by geometrical features of samples. It was also found that the
magnetoplasmon spectrum depended on the gate geometry which gives an additional
parameter to control plasma excitations in THz detectors. Fourier spectra
showed a strong dependence of the cyclotron resonance amplitude on the
conduction-band electron filling factor which was explained within a model of
the electron gas heating with the THz radiation. The study allows to define
both the advantages and limitations of plasmonic devices based on high-mobility
GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures for THz detection at low temperatures and high
magnetic fields.Comment: 8 pages, 11 figure
Nonlocal resistance and its fluctuations in microstructures of band-inverted HgTe/(Hg,Cd)Te quantum wells
We investigate experimentally transport in gated microsctructures containing
a band-inverted HgTe/Hg_{0.3}Cd_{0.7}Te quantum well. Measurements of nonlocal
resistances using many contacts prove that in the depletion regime the current
is carried by the edge channels, as expected for a two-dimensional topological
insulator. However, high and non-quantized values of channel resistances show
that the topological protection length (i.e. the distance on which the carriers
in helical edge channels propagate without backscattering) is much shorter than
the channel length, which is ~100 micrometers. The weak temperature dependence
of the resistance and the presence of temperature dependent reproducible
quasi-periodic resistance fluctuations can be qualitatively explained by the
presence of charge puddles in the well, to which the electrons from the edge
channels are tunnel-coupled.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, published versio
0.7-anomaly and magnetotransport of disordered quantum wires
The unexpected "0.7" plateau of conductance quantisation is usually observed
for ballistic one-dimensional devices. In this work we study a quasi-ballistic
quantum wire, for which the disorder induced backscattering reduces the
conductance quantisation steps. We find that the transmission probability
resonances coexist with the anomalous plateau. The studies of these resonances
as a function of the in-plane magnetic field and electron density point to the
presence of spin polarisation at low carrier concentrations and constitute a
method for the determination of the effective g-factor suitable for disordered
quantum wires.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figure
Spectroscopy of Indirect Excitons in Vertically Stacked CdTe Quantum Dot Structures
We show that by means of an electric field we can tune the energy levels in vertical quantum dot pairs and study transitions related to recombination of direct and indirect excitons. With decreasing the reverse bias, we observe both the blue-and red-shifted indirect exciton transitions. Based on the band profile of our device, we conclude that the former corresponds to the recombination of the electron and hole localized in the top and the bottom dot, respectively and the latter is related to the recombination of the electron and hole localized in the bottom and the top dot, respectively
W艂asno艣ci magnetyczne nanodrut贸w Co-Fe otrzymanych w procesie elektroosadzania w porach membrany tlenku glinu
The nanowires of Co66-Fe34 alloy were obtained in the process of the electrodeposition in the pores of alumina membrane. With the use of the X-ray diffraction analysis the structure of cobalt-iron alloy wires was determined. The wires have the regular Body Centred Cubic structure (BCC). The influence of membrane parameters, an external magnetic field, and the annealing temperature on the magnetic properties of alloy wires was investigated. The obtained nanowires show a high shape anisotropy in the direction perpendicular to the membrane surface of anodic alumina. It was found that the highest influence on the magnetic properties of the wires has their geometry (height, diameter, and the distance between them). The use of an external magnetic field directed perpendicular to the sample surface during the electrodeposition process and additional thermal treatment (annealing) causes a slight increase of the coercive field, remanence, and volume energy density.Nanodruty stopu Co66-Fe34 uzyskano w procesie elektroosadzania w porach membrany tlenku glinu. Przy pomocy dyfrakcyjnej analizy rentgenowskiej okre艣lono struktur臋 drut贸w stopu kobalt -偶elazo. Druty wykazuj膮 struktur臋 regularn膮 przestrzennie centrowan膮 (RPC) (ang. BCC). Zbadano wp艂yw parametr贸w membrany, zewn臋trznego pola magnetycznego oraz temperatury wy偶arzania na w艂asno艣ci magnetyczne drut贸w stopowych. Uzyskane nanodruty wykazuj膮 wysok膮 anizotropi臋 kszta艂tu w kierunku prostopad艂ym do powierzchni membrany anodowego tlenku glinu. Stwierdzono, 偶e najwi臋kszy wp艂yw na w艂asno艣ci magnetyczne ma geometria drut贸w (wysoko艣膰, 艣rednica oraz odleg艂o艣ci mi臋dzy nimi). Zastosowanie zewnetrznego pola magnetycznego w kierunku prostopad艂ym do powierzchni pr贸bki podczas procesu elektroosadzania oraz dodatkowej obr贸bki termicznej (wyzarzania) powoduje niewielki wzrost pola koercji, remanencji oraz g臋sto艣ci obj臋to艣ciowej energii
Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Fe Nanowire Arrays Electrodeposited in Self-Ordered Alumina Membrane
Magnetic properties of Fe nanowire arrays (NWs) electrodeposited in anodic alumina membranes have been studied. The influence of nanowire geometry (length, pore diameter) and an external magnetic field applied during electrodeposition process on the magnetic properties of nanowire arrays was investigated. With the use of the X-ray diffraction analysis the structure of iron wires was determined. The iron wires have the regular Body Centered Cubic structure. Magnetic measurements show that shape anisotropy aligns the preferential magnetization axis along the wire axis. It was found that the application of an external magnetic field in a parallel direction to the sample surface induces magnetic anisotropy with an easy axis of magnetization following the nanowire axis. The dependence of the height of Fe wires on the electrodeposition time was determined