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We study the current-voltage characteristics (CVC) of two-dimensional electron gases (2DEG) with microwave induced negative conductance in a magnetic field. We show that due to the Hall effect, strictly speaking there is no distinction…
Shi and Xie [8] predicted the N-shape current-voltage characteristic $(CVC)$ for a 2DEG in a magnetic field where the zero-resistance state has been observed in recent experiments. However it is known that in the absence of a magnetic field…
We consider a simple phenomenological model of a semiconductor with absolute negative conductance in a magnetic field. We find the form of the domains of the electric field and current which arise as a result of an instability of a uniform…
We show that the comment by A.F. Volkov ignores a delicate issue in the conductance measurement for a hall bar system. In such system, $\rho _{xx}\approx \rho_{xy}^{2}\sigma_{xx}$ while $\sigma_{xy}\gg \sigma_{xx}$, as correctly pointed out…
We develop a theory of nonlinear response to an electric field of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) placed in a classically strong magnetic field. The latter leads to a non-linear current-voltage characteristic at a relatively weak…
Microwave induced photoconductivity of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in selectively-doped GaAs/AlAs heterostructures has been studied using the Corbino geometry with capacitive contacts at a temperature T=1.6K and magnetic field B…
Negative diagonal magneto-conductivity/resistivity is a spectacular- and thought provoking- property of driven, far-from-equilibrium, low dimensional electronic systems. The physical response of this exotic electronic state is not yet fully…
We report an unusual breakdown of the magnetically induced Wigner solid in an exceptional two-dimensional electron gas. The current-voltage characteristic is found to be hysteretic in the voltage biased setup and has a region of negative…
Under microwave irradiation, in 2D electron systems with high filling factors oscillations of longitudinal magnetoresistance appear in the range of magnetic fields where ordinary SdH oscillations are suppressed. An unusual beat-like…
For certain measurements, the Corbino geometry has a distinct advantage over the Hall and van der Pauw geometries, in that it provides a direct probe of the bulk 2DEG without complications due to edge effects. This may be important in…
We present a model which provides a plausible explanation of the effect of zero-resistance and zero-conductance states in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to a magnetic field and irradiated with microwaves observed in a number of…
We find the current voltage characteristics of a 2DEG-S interface in magnetic field taking into account the surface roughness. Typically in experiments $L/2R_c\gtrsim 3$, where $L$ is the surface length and $R_c$ is the cyclotron radius.…
We overview mechanisms of absolute negative conductivity in two-dimensional electron systems in a magnetic field irradiated with microwaves and provide plausible explanations of the features observed in recent experiments related to the…
We report on theoretical studies of recently discovered microwave-induced resistance oscillations and zero resistance states in Hall bars with two occupied subbands. In the same results, resistance presents a peculiar shape which appears to…
High mobility two-dimensional electron systems exhibit vanishing resistance over broad magnetic field intervals upon excitation with microwaves, with a characteristic reduction of the resistance with increasing radiation intensity at the…
We develop a model of the nonlinear response to a DC electrical current of a two dimensional electron system(2DES) placed on a magnetic field. Based on the exact solution of the Schroedinger equation in arbitrarily strong electric and…
Zero-Resistance States (ZRS) are normally associated with superconducting and quantum Hall phases. Experimental detection of ZRS in two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems irridiated by microwave(MW) radiation in a magnetic field has…
We study the effect of inhomogeneities in Hall conductivity on the nature of the Zero Resistance States seen in the microwave irradiated two-dimensional electron systems in weak perpendicular magnetic fields, and we show that time-dependent…
In a recent Letter Hammar et al. claim the observation of injection of a spin-polarized current in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). This is an important observation, since, despite considerable effort of several groups, all attempts…
Magnetoconductance of a gated two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in the inversion layer on p-type HgCdTe crystal is investigated. At strong magnetic fields, characteristic features such as quantum Hall effect of a 2DEG with single subband…