Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2007-11-03
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
9 pages, 13 figures; version 2 -- greek letters in figures corrected
Scientific paper
Electric field gradient effects induced by an asymmetrically in-plane shaped GaAs/AlGaAs modulation-doped structures of various design are investigated within 4-300 K temperature range. It is demonstrated that current-voltage characteristics of such structures at low, 4-80 K, temperatures exhibit well-pronounced asymmetry arising due to a presence of two different gradients of the electric field in a two dimensional electron gas. This phenomenon is caused by both, different accumulation of two-dimensional electrons due to asymmetrical shape of the structure and nonlocality in the electron drift velocity. Experiments are illustrated by a phenomenological model and Monte Carlo simulation. Possible applications of the effect to detect electromagnetic radiation of GHz and THz frequencies are discussed as well.
Asmontas S.
Balakauskas S.
Chow W.-H.
Gruzinskis V.
Harrison Pat
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