Strong spin-orbit interactions and weak antilocalization in carbon-doped p-type GaAs/AlxGa1−xAs heterostructures
We present a comprehensive study of the low-field magnetoresistance in carbon doped p-type GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures aiming at the investigation of spin–orbit interaction effects. The following signatures of exceptionally strong spin-orbit interactions are simultaneously observed: abeating in the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics Condensed matter and materials physics, 2008-03, Vol.77 (12) |
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Zusammenfassung: | We present a comprehensive study of the low-field magnetoresistance in carbon doped p-type GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures aiming at the investigation of spin–orbit interaction effects. The following signatures of exceptionally strong spin-orbit interactions are simultaneously observed: abeating in the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, a classical positive magnetoresistance due to the presence of the two spin-split subbands, and a weak anti-localization dip in the magnetoresistance. The spin-orbit induced splitting of the heavy hole subband at the Fermi level is determined to bearound 30 % of the total Fermi energy. The phase coherence length of holes of around 2.5 µm at a temperature of 70 mK, extracted from weak anti-localization measurements, is promissing for the fabrication of phase-coherent p-type nanodevices |
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ISSN: | 1098-0121 1550-235X |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.125312 |