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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 116-119 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 407 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Landau level broadening
- Parabolic quantum well
- Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation
- Two-dimensional electron gas