Nonlinear resistivity of a two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field

2006/11/06 by Maxim Vavilov, M. G. Vavilov, I. L. Aleǐner +2 · 4 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Semiconductor materials and devices #cond-mat.mes-hall

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.76.115331

published as Phys. Rev. B 76, 115331 (2007). · 4 pages, 2 figures

arxiv created 2006/11/06 · openalex publication_date 2007/09/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We develop a theory of nonlinear response to an electric field of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) placed in a classically strong magnetic field. The latter leads to a nonlinear current-voltage characteristic at a relatively weak electric field. The origin of the nonlinearity is twofold: the formation of a nonequilibrium electron distribution function and the geometrical resonance in the inter-Landau-level transitions rates. We find the dependence of the current-voltage characteristics on the electron relaxation rates in the 2DEG.

Citations

• Theory of microwave-induced oscillations in the magnetoconductivity of a two-dimensional electron gas

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