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We present a thermometry scheme to extract the temperature of a 2DEG by monitoring the charge occupation of a weakly tunnel-coupled 'thermometer' quantum dot using a quantum point contact detector. Electronic temperatures between 97 mK and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. Mavalankar , S. J. Chorley , J. Griffiths , G. A. C. Jones , I. Farrer , D. A. Ritchie , C. G. Smith

We report direct experimental evidence that the insulating phase of a disordered, yet strongly interacting two-dimensional electron system (2DES) becomes unstable at low temperatures. As the temperature decreases, a transition from…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-01-15 M. Baenninger , A. Ghosh , M. Pepper , H. E. Beere , I. Farrer , D. A. Ritchie

We propose a new scheme aimed at cooling nanostructures to microkelvin temperatures, based on the well established technique of adiabatic nuclear demagnetization: we attach each device measurement lead to an individual nuclear refrigerator,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 A. C. Clark , K. K. Schwarzwälder , T. Bandi , D. Maradan , D. M. Zumbühl

Cold atomic gases provide a remarkable testbed to study the physics of interacting many-body quantum systems. They have started to play a major role as quantum simulators, given the high degree of control that is possible. A crucial element…

We present a comprehensive analysis of the two-dimensional uniform electron gas (2D-UEG or more commonly 2DEG) at finite temperature, spanning a broad range of densities / coupling strengths ($0.01\le{r}_s\le20$) and temperatures /…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-22 Fotios Kalkavouras , Tobias Dornheim , Paul Hamann , Panagiotis Tolias

Two dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) at a oxide heterostructures are attracting considerable attention, as these might substitute conventional semiconductors for novel electronic devices [1]. Here we present a minimal set-up for such a…

Using an ultra-low temperature, high magnetic field scanning probe microscope, we have measured electric potentials of a deeply buried two dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Relying on the capacitive coupling between the 2DEG and a resonant…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-11-25 J. A. Hedberg , A. Lal , Y. Miyahara , P. Grütter , G. Gervais , M. Hilke , L. Pfeiffer , K. W. West

The formation of novel two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with high mobility in metal/amorphous interfaces has motivated an ongoing debate regarding the formation and novel characteristics of these 2DEGs. Here we report an optical study,…

High mobility two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) underpin today's silicon based devices and are of fundamental importance for the emerging field of oxide electronics. Such 2DEGs are usually created by engineering band offsets and charge…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-12-13 S. McKeown Walker , F. Y. Bruno , F. Baumberger

During the standard ac lock-in measurement of the resistance of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) applying an ac current $I = \sqrt{2} I_0 \sin(\omega t)$, the electron temperature $T_e$ oscillates with the angular frequency $2 \omega$…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-09-14 Akira Endo , Shingo Katsumoto , Yasuhiro Iye

We present measurements of the electron temperature using gate defined quantum dots formed in a GaAs 2D electron gas in both direct transport and charge sensing mode. Decent agreement with the refrigerator temperature was observed over a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-08 D. Maradan , L. Casparis , T. -M. Liu , D. E. F. Biesinger , C. P. Scheller , D. M. Zumbühl , J. Zimmerman , A. C. Gossard

Two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) can form at the surface of oxides and semiconductors or in carefully designed quantum wells and interfaces. Depending on the shape of the confining potential, 2DEGs may experience a finite electric…

Cooling nanoelectronic devices below 10 mK is a great challenge since thermal conductivities become very small, thus creating a pronounced sensitivity to heat leaks. Here, we overcome these difficulties by using adiabatic demagnetization of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-18 M. Palma , C. P. Scheller , D. Maradan , A. V. Feshchenko , M. Meschke , D. M. Zumbühl

The two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in moderate magnetic fields in ultra-clean AlAs-GaAs heterojunctions exhibits transport anomalies suggestive of a compressible, anisotropic metallic state. Using scaling arguments and Monte Carlo…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eduardo Fradkin , Steven A. Kivelson , Efstratios Manousakis , Kwangsik Nho

Two-dimensional electron gases (2DEG) have been an important source of experimental discovery and conceptual development in condensed matter physics for decades. When combined with the unique electronic properties of two-dimensional (2D)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-11-25 Likai Li , Guo Jun Ye , Vy Tran , Ruixiang Fei , Guorui Chen , Huichao Wang , Jian Wang , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Li Yang , Xian Hui Chen , Yuanbo Zhang

The prospect of 2-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) possessing high mobility at room temperature in wide-bandgap perovskite stannates is enticing for oxide electronics, particularly to realize transparent and high-electron mobility…

The two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at oxides interfaces and surfaces has attracted large attention in physics and research due to its unique electronic properties and possible application in optoelectronics and nanoelectronics. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-08-29 F. Alarab , J. Minar , P. Sutta , L. Prusakova , R. Medlın , O. Heckmann , C. Richter , K. Hricovini

We present a detailed experimental and theoretical analysis of the spin dynamics of two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) in a series of n-doped GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells. Picosecond-resolution polarized pump-probe reflection techniques…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-25 W. J. H. Leyland , G. H. John , R. T. Harley , M. M. Glazov , E. L. Ivchenko , D. A. Ritchie , A. J. Shields , M. Henini

We report electrical conductivity $\sigma$ measurements on a range of two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) of varying linear extent. Intriguingly, at low temperatures ($T$) and low carrier density ($n_{\mathrm{s}}$) we find the behavior…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-25 Dirk Backes , Richard Hall , Michael Pepper , Harvey Beere , David Ritchie , Vijay Narayan

The discovery of two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) in SrTiO3-based heterostructures provides new opportunities for nanoelectronics. Herein, we create a new type of oxide 2DEG by the epitaxial-strain-induced polarization at an otherwise…