Surface acoustic wave propagation and inhomogeneities in low-density two-dimensional electron systems near the metal-insulator transition

Solid State Communications

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 150-153

  Tracy, L A ^a   Eisenstein, J P ^a   Lilly, M P ^b   Pfeiffer, L N ^b   West, K W ^c  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Two dimensional election systems; D. Metal insulator transition; E. Surface acoustic waves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ELECTRONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

METAL-INSULATOR TRANSITION; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON SYSTEM;

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 29144521893     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2005.10.028     Document Type: Article

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