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A piezoelectric mechanism of orientation of stripes in two-dimensional quantum Hall systems in GaAs heterostructures is considered. The anisotropy of the elastic moduli and the boundary of the sample are taken into account. It is found that…
The geometry of quantum wells (QWs) critically influences carrier mobility, yet systematic comparisons between finite and infinite square QWs remain scarce. We present a comprehensive study of GaAs/In$_x$Ga$_{1-x}$As/GaAs heterostructures…
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We report the transport characteristics of both electrons and holes through narrow constricted crystalline Si "wall-like" long-channels that were surrounded by a thermally grown SiO2 layer. Importantly, as a result of the existence of fixed…
Large-supercell tight-binding calculations are presented for GaBi$_{x}$As$_{1-x}$/GaAs single quantum wells (QWs) with Bi fractions $x$ of 3.125% and 12.5%. Our results highlight significant distortion of the valence band states due to the…
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