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Distinct Signatures For Coulomb Blockade and Aharonov-Bohm Interference in Electronic Fabry-Perot Interferometers

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2012-11-19 v1

Abstract

Two distinct types of magnetoresistance oscillations are observed in two electronic Fabry-Perot interferometers of different sizes in the integer quantum Hall regime. Measuring these oscillations as a function of magnetic field and gate voltages, we observe three signatures that distinguish the two types. The oscillations observed in a 2.0 square micron device are understood to arise from the Coulomb blockade mechanism, and those observed in an 18 square micron device from the Aharonov-Bohm mechanism. This work clarifies, provides ways to distinguish, and demonstrates control over, these distinct physical origins of resistance oscillations seen in electronic Fabry-Perot interferometers.

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@article{arxiv.0901.0127,
  title  = {Distinct Signatures For Coulomb Blockade and Aharonov-Bohm Interference in Electronic Fabry-Perot Interferometers},
  author = {Yiming Zhang and D. T. McClure and E. M. Levenson-Falk and C. M. Marcus and L. N. Pfeiffer and K. W. West},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.0127},
  year   = {2012}
}

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