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O. E. Raichev

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arXiv2024

Optical realization of magneto-intersubband oscillations

We report on the optical realization of the magneto-intersubband oscillations that have been measured in the sub-terahertz transmittance of a GaAs quantum well with two subbands occupied. Following their dc analogue, the oscillations are periodic in the inverse magnetic field with the period governed by the subband gap. Their magnitude and polarization dependence accurately follow the presented simplified version of the dynamic magneto-intersubband oscillations equation that naturally combines dc magneto-intersabband oscillations with microwave-induced resistance oscillations (MIRO). Simultaneously measured photoresistance also reveals its strong sensitivity to the sign of the circular polarization, proving the used theoretical modeling.

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arXiv2022

Linking boundary conditions for kinetic and hydrodynamic description of fermion gas

An approximate analytical solution of the boundary slip problem in magnetic field is obtained by using the general form of boundary conditions for the distribution function of fermions with the isotropic energy spectrum. Exact numerical calculations of the slip length for different models of angle-dependent specularity parameter and application of the results to the description of the Poiseuille flow demonstrate the reliability of the approximate solution for establishing a direct link between the hydrodynamic and the kinetic approaches to transport in bounded fermion systems.

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arXiv2022

Superballistic boundary conductance and hydrodynamic transport in microstructures

It is shown that the ideal boundary between a perfectly conducting electrode and electron liquid state acts as a contact whose conductance per unit area is higher than the fundamental Sharvin conductance by a numerical coefficient $2 α$, where $α$ is slightly smaller than unity and depends on the dimensionality of the system. If the boundary has a finite curvature, an additional correction to the boundary conductance appears, which is parametrically small as a product of the curvature by the electron-electron mean free path length. The relation of the normal current density to the voltage between the electrode and electron liquid represents itself a hydrodynamic boundary condition for current-penetrable boundary. Calculations of the conductance and potential distribution in microstructures by means of numerical solution of the Boltzmann equation show that the concept of boundary conductance works very good when the hydrodynamic transport regime is reached. The superballistic transport, when the device conductance is higher than the Sharvin conductance, can be realized in Corbino disk devices not only in the hydrodynamic regime, although requires that the electron-electron scattering must be stronger than the momentum-relaxing scattering. The theoretical results for Corbino disks are consistent with recent experimental findings.

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arXiv2021

Multiple crossing of Landau levels of two-dimensional fermions in double HgTe quantum wells

The double quantum well systems consisting of two HgTe layers separated by a tunnel-transparent barrier are expected to manifest a variety of phase states including two-dimensional gapless semimetal and two-dimensional topological insulator. The presence of several subbands in such systems leads to a rich filling factor diagram in the quantum Hall regime. We have performed magnetotransport measurements of the HgTe-based double quantum wells in both gapless and gapped state and observed numerous crossings between the Landau levels belonging to different subbands. We analyze the Landau level crossing patterns and compare them to the results of theoretical calculations.

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arXiv2020

Manifestations of classical size effect and electronic viscosity in the magnetoresistance of narrow two-dimensional conductors: Theory and experiment

We develop a classical kinetic theory of magnetotransport of 2D electrons in narrow channels with partly diffusive boundary scattering and apply it to description of magnetoresistance measured in the temperature interval 4.2-30 K in long mesoscopic bars fabricated from high-purity GaAs quantum well structures. Both experiment and theory demonstrate a number of characteristic features in the longitudinal and Hall resistances caused by the size effect in two dimensions owing to the high ballisticity of the transport. In addition to the features described previously, we also reveal a change in the slope of the first derivative of magnetoresistance when the cyclotron orbit diameter equals to half of the channel width. These features are suppressed with increasing temperature as a result of the electronic viscosity due to electron-electron interaction. By comparing theory and experiment, we determine the characteristic time of relaxation of angular distribution of electrons caused by electron-electron scattering.

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arXiv2020

Effect of Landau quantization on linear magnetoresistance of periodically modulated two-dimensional electron gas

The linear response of two-dimensional electron gas in a perpendicular magnetic field in the presence of a spatially dependent classically smooth electrostatic potential is studied theoretically, by application of the Kubo formula for nonlocal conductivity tensor. In the classical transport regime, a general expression for the conductivity tensor through the correlation functions of the homogeneous electron gas is derived. The quantum transport regime, when Landau quantization is essential, is studied for the case of unidirectional periodic potential modulation. Apart from the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, the resistivity can demonstrate quantum oscillations with larger periods and smaller amplitudes, which survive when temperature increases. These oscillations exist when the modulation amplitude considerably exceeds the cyclotron energy so the Landau subbands, formed out of the Landau levels by the modulation potential, overlap in the energy domain. Both diagonal components of the resistivity tensor demonstrate oscillations related to modification of the density of states by the modulation. In addition, the resistivity component perpendicular to the modulation axis, which is caused by the scattering-assisted hopping transport, shows another kind of oscillations related to enhancement of the hopping probability when the guiding center of cyclotron orbit shifts by the doubled cyclotron radius. It is suggested that such high-temperature oscillations can be detected under conditions when the modulation period considerably exceeds the cyclotron radius.

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arXiv2020

Nonlocality, Correlations, and Magnetotransport in a Spatially Modulated Two-Dimensional Electron Gas

It is shown that the classical commensurability phenomena in weakly modulated two-dimensional electron systems is a manifestation of the intrinsic properties of the correlation functions describing a homogeneous electron gas in a magnetic field. The theory demonstrates the importance for consideration of nonlocal response and removes the gap between classical and quantum approaches to magnetotransport in such systems.

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arXiv2020

Two-dimensional topological insulator state in double HgTe quantum well

The two-dimensional topological insulator phase has been observed previously in single HgTe-based quantum wells with inverted subband ordering. In double quantum wells (DQWs), coupling between the layers introduces additional degrees of freedom leading to a rich phase picture. By studying local and nonlocal resistance in HgTe-based DQWs, we observe both the gapless semimetal phase and the topological insulator phase, depending on parameters of the samples and according to theoretical predictions. Our work establishes the DQWs as a promising platform for realization of multilayer topological insulators.

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arXiv2020

Effect of Berry Phase on Nonlinear Response of Two-dimensional Fermions

We develop a theory of nonlinear response to an electric field of two-dimensional (2D) fermions with topologically non-trivial wave functions characterized by the Berry phase $Φ_n = n π, n = 1,2,...$. In particular, we find that owing to suppression of backscattering at odd $n$, Hall field-induced resistance oscillations, which stem from elastic electron transitions between Hall field-tilted Landau levels, are qualitatively distinct from those at even $n$: their amplitude decays with the electric field and their extrema are phase-shifted by a quarter cycle. The theory unifies the cases of graphene ($n = 1$) and graphite bilayer ($n = 2$) with the case of conventional 2D electron gas ($n = 0$) and suggests a new method to probe backscattering in topological 2D systems.

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arXiv2019

Electronic thermal conductivity in 2D topological insulator in a HgTe quantum well

We have measured the differential resistance in a two-dimensional topological insulator (2DTI) in a HgTe quantum well, as a function of the applied dc current. The transport near the charge neutrality point is characterized by a pair of counter propagating gapless edge modes. In the presence of an electric field, the energy is transported by counter propagating channels in the opposite direction. We test a hot carrier effect model and demonstrate that the energy transfer complies with the Wiedemann Franz law near the charge neutrality point in the edge transport regime.

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arXiv2018

Thermoelectric transport in two-dimensional topological insulator state based on HgTe quantum well

The thermoelectric response of HgTe quantum wells in the state of two-dimensional topological insulator (2D TI) has been studied experimentally. Ambipolar thermopower, typical for an electron-hole system, has been observed across the charge neutrality point, where the carrier type changes from electrons to holes according to the resistance measurements. The hole-type thermopower is much stronger than the electron-type one. The thermopower linearly increases with temperature. We present a theoretical model which accounts for both the edge and bulk contributions to the electrical conductivity and thermoelectric effect in a 2D TI, including the effects of edge to bulk leakage. The model, contrary to previous theoretical studies, demonstrates that the 2D TI is not expected to show anomalies of thermopower near the band conductivity threshold, which is consistent with our experimental results. Based on the experimental data and theoretical analysis, we conclude that the observed thermopower is mostly of the bulk origin, while the resistance is determined by both the edge and bulk transport.

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arXiv2017

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

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-Grüneisen regime to the quasielastic scattering regime as the electrons are heated by direct current. Calculations considering the interaction of electrons with acoustic phonons provide a reasonable description of our experimental findings.

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arXiv2016

Magnetophonon oscillations of thermoelectric power and combined resonance in two-subband electron systems

By measuring the thermoelectric effect in high-mobility quantum wells with two occupied subbands in perpendicular magnetic field, we detect magnetophonon oscillations due to interaction of electrons with acoustic phonons. These oscillations contain specific features identified as combined resonances caused by intersubband phonon-assisted transitions of electrons in the presence of Landau quantization. The quantum theory of phonon-drag magnetothermoelectric effect, generalized to the case of multi-subband occupation, describes our experimental findings.

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arXiv2016

Magnetocapacitance oscillations and thermoelectric effect in two-dimensional electron gas irradiated by microwaves

To study the influence of microwave irradiation on two-dimensional electrons, we apply a method based on capacitance measurements in GaAs quantum well samples where the gate covers a central part of the layer. We find that the capacitance oscillations at high magnetic fields, caused by the oscillations of thermodynamic density of states, are not essentially modified by microwaves. However, in the region of fields below 1 Tesla, we observe another set of oscillation, with the period and the phase identical to those of microwave induced resistance oscillations. The phenomenon of microwave induced capacitance oscillations is explained in terms of violation of the Einstein relation between conductivity and the diffusion coefficient in the presence of microwaves, which leads to a dependence of the capacitor charging on the anomalous conductivity. We also observe microwave-induced oscillations in the capacitive response to periodic variations of external heating. These oscillations appear due to the thermoelectric effect and are in antiphase with microwave induced resistance oscillations because of the Corbino-like geometry of our experimental setup.

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arXiv2015

Microwave-induced magnetooscillations and signatures of zero-resistance states in phonon-drag voltage in two-dimensional electron systems

We observe the phonon-drag voltage oscillations correlating with the resistance oscillations under microwave irradiation in a two-dimensional electron gas in perpendicular magnetic field. This phenomenon is explained by the influence of dissipative resistivity modified by microwaves on the phonon-drag voltage perpendicular to the phonon flux. When the lowest-order resistance minima evolve into zero-resistance states, the phonon-drag voltage demonstrates sharp features suggesting that current domains associated with these states can exist in the absence of external dc driving.

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arXiv2015

Theory of magnetothermoelectric phenomena in high-mobility two-dimensional electron systems under microwave irradiation

The response of two-dimensional electron gas to temperature gradient in perpendicular magnetic field under steady-state microwave irradiation is studied theoretically. The electric currents induced by temperature gradient and the thermopower coefficients are calculated taking into account both diffusive and phonon-drag mechanisms. The modification of thermopower by microwaves takes place because of Landau quantization of electron energy spectrum and is governed by the microscopic mechanisms which are similar to those responsible for microwave-induced oscillations of electrical resistivity. The magnetic-field dependence of microwave-induced corrections to phonon-drag thermopower is determined by mixing of phonon resonance frequencies with radiation frequency, which leads to interference oscillations. The transverse thermopower is modified by microwave irradiation much stronger than the longitudinal one. Apart from showing prominent microwave-induced oscillations as a function of magnetic field, the transverse thermopower appears to be highly sensitive to the direction of linear polarization of microwave radiation.

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arXiv2015

Effective Hamiltonian and dynamics of edge states in two-dimensional topological insulators under magnetic fields

The magnetic field opens a gap in the edge state spectrum of two-dimensional topological insulators thereby destroying protection of these states against backscattering. To relate properties of this gap to parameters of the system and to study dynamics of electrons in edge states in the presence of inhomogeneous potentials, the effective Hamiltonian theory is developed. Using this analytical theory, quantum-mechanical problems of edge-state electron transmission through potential steps and barriers, and of motion in constant electric field are considered. The influence of magnetic field on the resistance of two-dimensional topological insulators based on HgTe quantum wells is discussed together with comparison to experimental data.

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arXiv2015

Persistence of two-dimensional topological insulator state in wide HgTe quantum well

Our experimental studies of electron transport in wide (14 nm) HgTe quantum wells confirm persistence of a two-dimensional topological insulator state reported previously for narrower wells, where it was justified theoretically. Comparison of local and nonlocal resistance measurements indicate edge state transport in the samples of about 1 mm size at temperatures below 1 K. Temperature dependence of the resistances suggests an insulating gap of the order of a few meV. In samples with sizes smaller than 10 $μ$m a quasiballistic transport via the edge states is observed.

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