2-Dimensional Electron Gas in a Linearly Varying Magnetic Field. ``Quantisation'' of the Electron and Current Density

E. Hofstetter; J. M. C. Taylor; A. MacKinnon

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2-Dimensional Electron Gas in a Linearly Varying Magnetic Field. ``Quantisation'' of the Electron and Current Density

E. Hofstetter·J. M. C. Taylor·A. MacKinnon

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We have developed new methods to calculate dispersion curves (analytically in the simpler cases) from which we are able to derive the spatial distribution of electron and current densities. We investigate the case where the magnetic field varies linearly with position and the results provide useful insights into the properties of this and other field distributions. We consider spin as well as a confining electrostatic potential. We show that the electron and the current density exhibit a very rich structure related to the quantisation of the energy. Moreover there is a direct contribution to the current density due to the spin which could be of interest in relation to spin polarised current.

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E. Hofstetter, J. M. C. Taylor, A. MacKinnon. 1995-09-01. 2-Dimensional Electron Gas in a Linearly Varying Magnetic Field. ``Quantisation'' of the Electron and Current Density. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.53.4676

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