Absolute negative conductivity in two-dimensional electron systems under microwave radiation

2004/04/20 by V. Ryzhii, Victor Ryzhii
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices #Semiconductor materials and devices #cond-mat.mes-hall

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physe.2004.04.032

4 pages, 7 figures, presented at Internat. Symp. on Functional Semiconductor Nanosystems, Atsugi, Japan, Nov. 12-14, 2003, be published in Physica E

arxiv created 2004/04/20 · openalex publication_date 2004/05/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We overview mechanisms of absolute negative conductivity in two-dimensional electron systems in a magnetic field irradiated with microwaves and provide plausible explanations of the features observed in recent experiments related to the so-called zero-resistance (zero-conductance) states.

Citations

• Microwave photoconductivity in two-dimensional electron systems due to photon-assisted interaction of electrons with leaky interface phonons
• Observation of Microwave-Induced Zero-Conductance State in Corbino Rings of a Two-Dimensional Electron System
• Magnetotransport in a two-dimensional electron gas at large filling factors