LATERAL-SUPERLATTICE EFFECT ON WEAK LOCALIZATION IN SILICON INVERSION-LAYERS

被引:3
作者
GAO, JR [1 ]
DEGRAAF, C [1 ]
SCHUSSLER, AS [1 ]
CARO, J [1 ]
RADELAAR, S [1 ]
HEYERS, K [1 ]
机构
[1] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST SEMICOND ELECTR,W-5100 AACHEN,GERMANY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 15期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.9885
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
It is found that the magnitude of the weak-localization (WL) correction to the conductance in a lateral superlattice (LSL) differs considerably from that in a homogeneous two-dimensional electron gas. The LSL effects were observed by measuring the dependence of the magnetoconductance on the strength of a modulated potential in silicon inversion layers. For parallel transport in a LSL the WL is enhanced, while it is reduced for perpendicular transport. This agrees with a recent theory for WL in a LSL. The effect is larger for stronger potential modulation and its maximum value deduced from the experiments is 2.8.
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页码:9885 / 9888
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