Metal-insulator transition at B=0 in an AlGaAs/GaAs two-dimensional electron gas under the influence of InAs self-assembled quantum dots



Título del documento: Metal-insulator transition at B=0 in an AlGaAs/GaAs two-dimensional electron gas under the influence of InAs self-assembled quantum dots
Revista: Brazilian journal of physics
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000159238
ISSN: 0103-9733
Autores: 1




Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica "Gleb Wataghin", Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Solid State Physics Laboratory, Zurich. Suiza
3University of California, Materials Department, Santa Barbara, California. Estados Unidos de América
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 29
Número: 4
Paginación: 742-745
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico
Resumen en inglés We report the observation of a metal-insulator transition in zero magnetic eld in a two dimensional electron gas under the influence of a plane of InAs self-assembled quantum dots located at 30 Å below the AlGaAs/GaAs heterointerface. The transition is observed as a function of temperature and electric field at B=0. A scaling analysis yields exponents similar to those obtained for Si MOSFET's . We suggest that the disorder introduced by the quantum dots plays a crucial role
Disciplinas: Física y astronomía
Palabras clave: Física de materia condensada,
Semiconductores,
Puntos cuánticos,
Gas de electrones,
Transición metal-aislante,
Heteroestructuras
Keyword: Physics and astronomy,
Condensed matter physics,
Semiconductors,
Quantum dots,
Electron gas,
Metal-insulator transition,
Heterostructures
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