The quantum Hall effect in an InAs/GaSb based electron-hole system and its current-driven breakdown

We examine the quantum Hall effect in an electron-hole system and its current-driven breakdown, We find that samples with closely matched electron and hole concentrations have vastly reduced critical cur-rents while those with many more electrons than holes show much larger critical currents, though...

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Main Authors: Takashina, K, Nicholas, R, Kardynal, B, Mason, N, Maude, D, Portal, J
Format: Conference item
Published: 2002
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Summary:We examine the quantum Hall effect in an electron-hole system and its current-driven breakdown, We find that samples with closely matched electron and hole concentrations have vastly reduced critical cur-rents while those with many more electrons than holes show much larger critical currents, though still smaller than those reported for single-carrier type systems, The channel width dependence shows two regimes of behaviour. States with larger critical cur-rents ( > 5 muA) have linear width dependence. while for narrower channel widths where the critical current is smaller, the critical current has a superlinear relationship with the channel width. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.