Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2005-10-28
Phys. Rev. B 73, 165324 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Discussion updated - 16 pages, 10 figures; version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.73.165324
We study the cohesive energy and elastic properties as well as normal modes of the Wigner and bubble crystals of the two-dimensional electron system (2DES) in higher Landau levels. Using a simple Hartree-Fock approach, we show that the shear moduli ($c_{66}$'s) of these electronic crystals show a non-monotonic behavior as a function of the partial filling factor $\nu^*$ at any given Landau level, with $c_{66}$ increasing for small values of $\nu^*$, before reaching a maximum at some intermediate filling factor $\nu^*_m$, and monotonically decreasing for $\nu^*>\nu^*_m$. We also go beyond previous treatments, and study how the phase diagram and elastic properties of electron solids are changed by the effects of screening by electrons in lower Landau levels, and by a finite thickness of the experimental sample. The implications of these results on microwave resonance experiments are briefly discussed.
Dorsey Alan T.
Ettouhami Abdel Mouneim
Klironomos F. D.
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