Crossed magnetic fields technique for studying spin and orbital properties of 2d electrons in the dilute regime

M. E. Gershenson, V. M. Pudalov, H. Kojima, N. Butch, E. M. Dizhur, G. Brunthaler, A. Prinz, G. Bauer

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Abstract

We developed a crossed magnetic field technique, which allowed us to probe separately the spin and orbital properties of two-dimensional (2D) electrons. Using this technique, we measured directly the spin susceptibility, the effective electron mass and g-factor in diluted 2D systems near the metal-insulator transition. All these quantities increase gradually with decreasing electron density: e.g., the susceptibility increases by a factor of 4 at n ≃ 1 × 1011 cm-2. We have also studied the effect of the in-plane magnetic field B on dephasing. At high electron densities (n ≥2.5 × 1011 cm-2), the dephasing time τφ decreases with B much stronger than the momentum relaxation time τ. At small n, on the contrary, the increase of the dephasing rate with B is less than that for τ. In the latter case, the dependence τφ(B can be attributed to enhancement of dephasing by the B-induced disorder.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)585-590
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Volume12
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2002
Event14th International Conference on the - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: Jul 30 2001Aug 3 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

  • Magnetoresistance
  • Metal-insulator transition
  • Two-dimensional electron gas

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