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Quantized conductance in an AlAs 2D electron system quantum point contact | | O. Gunawan
; B. Habib
; E. P. De Poortere
; M. Shayegan
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12 Jun 2006 | | Abstract: | We report experimental results on a quantum point contact (QPC) device formed in a wide AlAs quantum well where the two-dimensional electrons occupy two in-plane valleys with elliptical Fermi contours. To probe the closely-spaced, one-dimensional electric subbands, we fabricated a point contact device defined by shallow-etching and a top gate that covers the entire device. The conductance versus top gate bias trace shows a series of weak plateaus at integer multiples of $2e^2/h$, indicating a broken valley degeneracy in the QPC and implying the potential use of QPC as a simple "valley filter" device. A model is presented to describe the quantized energy levels and the role of the in-plane valleys in the transport. We also observe a well-developed conductance plateau near $0.7x2e^2/h$ which may reflect the strong electron-electron interaction in the system. | | Source: | arXiv, cond-mat/0606272 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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