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Tunnelling between parallel two-dimensional electron gases (DEG) in accumul
ation layers formed on both sides of the single doped AlGaAs barrier are ex
amined in both zero and high magnetic field. Accumulation layers are separa
ted from highly n-doped contact regions which freely supply electrons to th
e 2DEGs via 80 nm thick lightly n-doped spacer layers. Strongly oscillating
current;along: the 2DEG's is absent in this arrangement. It is found that
high magnetic field (nu < 1) shifts resonant tunnelling between 2DEGs with
different as grown electron concentrations from few millivolts position on
the current-voltage: dependence to zero external bias and suppresses tunnel
ling current, creating wide-asymmetric gap in the tunnelling density of sta
tes at-the Fermi level arising from the in-plane Coulomb interaction in the
2DEGs in a high magnetic field.