Magneto-transport study of Landau level broadening in a gated AlGaAs/GaAs parabolic quantum well structure

Y. M. Zhou, G. Yu, T. Lin, N. Dai, J. H. Chu

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Abstract

We study the Landau level broadening by analyzing the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in a gated AlGaAs/GaAs parabolic quantum well structure when only one electronic subband is occupied. Small-angle scattering is determined to be important in this system. The Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations are described equally well by employing Gaussian or Lorentzian broadening of the Landau levels at low magnetic field where the quantum localization effect is not important. A possible explanation is that the electronelectron interactions lead to the overlapping of adjacent Landau levels and one can not distinguish between the two broadening types.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-119
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume407
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Landau level broadening
  • Parabolic quantum well
  • Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation
  • Two-dimensional electron gas

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