Quantum Hall effect breakdown of two dimensional hole gases

Authors
Stoddart, ST Wirtz, R Eaves, L Gallagher, BL Main, PC Henini, M
Citation
St. Stoddart et al., Quantum Hall effect breakdown of two dimensional hole gases, MICROEL ENG, 47(1-4), 1999, pp. 35-37
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
01679317 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
35 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-9317(199906)47:1-4<35:QHEBOT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The breakdown of dissipationless current flow of the quantum Hall effect is studied for a two-dimensional hole gas at filling factors nu = 1 and 2. Vo ltage steps and hysteresis are observed and compared with previously publis hed work on electron systems.