Dissociation of indirect excitons: Discontinuity and bistability in the tunnel current of 2D electron-hole layers

A. Parlangeli, P. C M Christianen, A. K. Geim, J. C. Maan, T. M. Fromhold, F. W. Sheard, L. Eaves, P. C. Main, M. Henini

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    Abstract

    We studied a novel bistability and discontinuity in the tunnel current of a 12 nm single-barrier GaAs/AlAs p-i-n heterostructure where a system of spatially separated electron and hole (e-h) layers is realized. Both features appear at T
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)832-835
    Number of pages3
    JournalPhysica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
    Volume6
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2000

    Keywords

    • electron-hole correlations
    • excitons
    • tunneling
    • quantum hall effect
    • coupled quantum-wells
    • heterostructures
    • condensation

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