Microwave Conductivity Spectra in High Landau Levels under Tilted Magnetic Fields

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Abstract

We present the results of a systematic study of the microwave conductivity in high Landau levels (LLs) of very clean two- dimensional electron systems (2DES), in the 20 MHz to 6 GHz range. When magnetic field ($B$) is applied perpendicular to the 2DES, a resonance that appears between LL fillings ($\nu$) of 4.2 and 4.4 is interpreted as due to the pinning mode of bubble phase of electrons [1]. We observe that the frequency of this resonance increases as a function of {\it in-plane} $B$ ($B_{|| }$). A resonance associated with a Wigner crystal composed of top LL electrons or holes [2] in the ranges 1.85$<\nu<$1.95 and 2.05$<\nu<$2.15 similarly increases with $B_{||}$. However, the peak frequency increases asymmetrically with $B_{||}$ on either side of $\nu$=2.\\ \noindent [1] R.M. Lewis {{\it et al.}}, PRL {\bf 89}, 136804 (2002)\\ \noindent [2] Y. Chen {\it {et al.}}, PRL {\bf 91}, 016801 (2003)

Authors

  • G. Sambandamurthy$^{1,2}$

  • R. M. Lewis$^{1,2}$

  • Z. Wang$^{3,1}$

  • Y. Chen$^{2,1}$

  • L. W. Engel$^1$

  • D. C. Tsui$^2$

  • L. N. Pfeiffer$^4$

  • K. W. West$^4$

    • $^1$NHMFL, Tallahassee, FL 32306, $^2$EE Dept., Princeton Univ., $^3$Phys. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ 08544,$^4$ Bell Labs, NJ 07974