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Microwave Photoconductivity in Two-Dimensional Electron Systems due to Photon-Assisted Interaction of Electrons with Leaky Interface Phonons

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We calculate the contribution of the photon-assisted interaction of electrons with leaky interface phonons to the dissipative dc photoconductivity of a two-dimensional electron system in a magnetic field. The calculated photoconductivity as a function of the frequency of microwave radiation and the magnetic field exhibits pronounced oscillations. The obtained oscillation structure is different from that in the case of photon-assisted interaction with impurities. We demonstrate that at a sufficiently strong microwave radiation in the certain ranges of its frequency (or in certain ranges of the magnetic field) this mechanism can result in the absolute negative conductivity.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0305454,
  title  = {Microwave Photoconductivity in Two-Dimensional Electron Systems due to Photon-Assisted Interaction of Electrons with Leaky Interface Phonons},
  author = {V. Ryzhii},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0305454},
  year   = {2009}
}

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3 pages, 1 figure