Parallel magnetic field induced giant magnetoresistance in low density quasi-two-dimensional layers

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 5596-5599

  Das Sarma, S ^a   Hwang, E H ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FERMI LEVEL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

BOLTZMANN THEORY; FOCK-DARWIN LEVELS; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; ORBITAL COUPLING; QUASI-TWO-DIMENSIONAL LAYERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL METAL-INSULATOR-TRANSITION PHENOMENON;

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 0033707970     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5596     Document Type: Article

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