Strong Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in GaAs two-dimensional holes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Habib, B ^a   Tutuc, E ^a,b   Shayegan, M ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AHARONOV-BOHM OSCILLATIONS; HOLE RING STRUCTURE; SPIN INTERFERENCE; SURFACE OXIDATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; OXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 34247216192     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2720711     Document Type: Article

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