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Strong Transport Anisotropy in a Ge/SiGe Quantum Well in Tilted Magnetic Fields

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-11-18 v1

Abstract

We report on a strong transport anisotropy in a 2D hole gas in a Ge/SiGe quantum well, which emerges only when both perpendicular and in-plane magnetic fields are present. The ratio of resistances, measured along and perpendicular to the in-plane field, can exceed 3×1043\times 10^4. The anisotropy occurs in a wide range of filling factors where it is determined {\em primarily} by the tilt angle. The lack of significant anisotropy without an in-plane field, easy tunability, and persistence to higher temperatures and filling factors set this anisotropy apart from nematic phases in GaAs/AlGaAs.

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@article{arxiv.1511.05167,
  title  = {Strong Transport Anisotropy in a Ge/SiGe Quantum Well in Tilted Magnetic Fields},
  author = {Q. Shi and M. A. Zudov and C. Morrison and M. Myronov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.05167},
  year   = {2015}
}