Current distributions in quantum hall effect devices

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 677-691

  Cage, M E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducting channels; Distributed currents; Edge channel states; Flow patterns; Quantum Hall effect; Skipping orbits; Two dimensional electron gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040996832     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.102.045     Document Type: Article

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