Screening phenomena in Si/Si1-xGex quantum wells

被引:6
作者
Plews, AD [1 ]
Mattey, NL [1 ]
Phillips, PJ [1 ]
Parker, EHC [1 ]
Whall, TE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WARWICK,DEPT PHYS,COVENTRY CV4 7AL,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
关键词
D O I
10.1088/0268-1242/12/10/009
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The electrical conductivity of the 2DHG formed at the Si/Si1-xGex interface has been measured on samples with composition 0.05 < x < 0.29 and carrier sheet densities between 1 x 10(11) cm(-2) and 1.1 x 10(12) cm(-2) in the temperature range 0.3 K to 1.6 K. It is found that the temperature (T) dependence is described by the superposition of a screening term linear in T and a logarithmic term associated with weak localization and carrier-carrier interactions. We find no evidence for a screening term with a T-2 dependence as has been predicted as a consequence of lifetime broadening. The results are in satisfactory quantitative agreement with Gold and Dolgopolov's theory of screening of short-range scattering centres.
引用
收藏
页码:1231 / 1234
页数:4
相关论文
共 14 条
[1]   THEORY OF FINITE-TEMPERATURE SCREENING IN A DISORDERED TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON-GAS [J].
DASSARMA, S .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1986, 33 (08) :5401-5405
[2]  
DASSARMA S, 1986, PHYS REV B, V33, P8
[3]   HOLE TRANSPORT IN SI0.8GE0.2 QUANTUM-WELLS AT LOW-TEMPERATURES [J].
EMELEUS, CJ ;
WHALL, TE ;
SMITH, DW ;
KUBIAK, RA ;
PARKER, EHC ;
KEARNEY, MJ .
THIN SOLID FILMS, 1992, 222 (1-2) :24-26
[4]   OBSERVATION OF NOVEL TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN A SI0.8GE0.2 2-DIMENSIONAL HOLE GAS [J].
EMELEUS, CJ ;
WHALL, TE ;
SMITH, DW ;
MATTEY, NL ;
KUBIAK, RA ;
PARKER, EHC ;
KEARNEY, MJ .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1993, 47 (15) :10016-10019
[5]  
EMELEUS CJ, 1993, THESIS U WARWICK
[6]   TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF THE CONDUCTIVITY FOR THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON-GAS - ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURES [J].
GOLD, A ;
DOLGOPOLOV, VT .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1986, 33 (02) :1076-1084
[7]   THE TEMPERATURE OF THE MAXIMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN SI MOS SYSTEMS [J].
GOLD, A ;
DOLGOPOLOV, VT .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS C-SOLID STATE PHYSICS, 1985, 18 (16) :L463-L466
[8]   GROWTH AND ELECTRICAL-TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF VERY HIGH-MOBILITY 2-DIMENSIONAL HOLE GASES DISPLAYING PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY [J].
HENINI, M ;
RODGERS, PJ ;
CRUMP, PA ;
GALLAGHER, BL ;
HILL, G .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1994, 65 (16) :2054-2056
[9]  
LANDER RJP, IN PRESS APPL PHYS L
[10]   DISORDERED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS [J].
LEE, PA ;
RAMAKRISHNAN, TV .
REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS, 1985, 57 (02) :287-337