Bloch-Grüneisen nonlinearity of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures

Raichev, O. E.; Hatke, A. T.; Zudov, M. A.; Reno, J. L.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.081407

Title: Bloch-Grüneisen nonlinearity of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures

Abstract

We report on nonlinear transport measurements in a two-dimensional electron gas hosted in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures. Upon application of direct current, the low-temperature differential resistivity acquires a positive correction, which exhibits a pronounced maximum followed by a plateau. With increasing temperature, the nonlinearity diminishes and disappears. These observations can be understood in terms of a crossover from the Bloch-Gr¨uneisen regime to the quasielastic scattering regime as the electrons are heated by direct current. Calculations considering interaction of electrons with acoustic phonons provide reasonable description of our experimental findings.

Authors:

Raichev, O. E. ^[1]; Hatke, A. T. ^[2]; Zudov, M. A. ^[3]; Reno, J. L. ^[4]

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), Kiev (Ukraine)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab)
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1399514

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1375837

Report Number(s):: SAND-2017-7643J
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; PRBMDO; 655524

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; FG0205-ER46212; NA-0003525

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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                    Raichev, O. E., Hatke, A. T., Zudov, M. A., and Reno, J. L. Bloch-Grüneisen nonlinearity of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Raichev, O. E., Hatke, A. T., Zudov, M. A., & Reno, J. L. Bloch-Grüneisen nonlinearity of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.081407

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                    Raichev, O. E., Hatke, A. T., Zudov, M. A., and Reno, J. L. Tue .  
"Bloch-Grüneisen nonlinearity of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.081407.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1399514.

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@article{osti_1399514,

  title        = {Bloch-Grüneisen nonlinearity of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures},

  author       = {Raichev, O. E. and Hatke, A. T. and Zudov, M. A. and Reno, J. L.},

  abstractNote = {We report on nonlinear transport measurements in a two-dimensional electron gas hosted in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures. Upon application of direct current, the low-temperature differential resistivity acquires a positive correction, which exhibits a pronounced maximum followed by a plateau. With increasing temperature, the nonlinearity diminishes and disappears. These observations can be understood in terms of a crossover from the Bloch-Gr¨uneisen regime to the quasielastic scattering regime as the electrons are heated by direct current. Calculations considering interaction of electrons with acoustic phonons provide reasonable description of our experimental findings.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevB.96.081407},

  journal      = {Physical Review B},

  number       = 8,

  volume       = 96,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

}

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