Zhu, G;
(2016)
Dimensionality transitions in group III-V semiconductors.
Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Since their conception two centuries ago, semiconductors have rapidly become one of the most active fields of research. As their exceptional potential became recognised, increasing amounts of resources were invested in the research and production of these materials. Consequently, semiconductor industry has gradually grown to become an essential lifeline of world economics. In the early 1980, the demand for electronic device miniaturisation, high integration and high computing speed led to the emergence of mesoscopic physics. Meanwhile, advances in materials science and microprocessing technology enabled experimental study in this area. By constantly reducing the scale of semiconductor devices, manufacturers could integrate smaller electronic devices onto one chip.These so-called integrated circuits perform storage, computing and other functions. In current production lines of the semiconductor industry, nanoscale electronic components have become the conventional technology. This thesis investigates transport properties of two-dimensional electrons using the phenomenon of magnetoresistance in perpendicular magnetic fields at low temperature. Dimensionality transitions are enabled by quantum point contact. Chapter 1 and 2 introduce the background information and low dimensional transport related theories, respectively. Chapter 3 describes the sample fabrication technique, instruments used in our experiments and the experimental set-up. Low-temperature measurements of the split-gate GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure are fully described in Chapter 4. The phase-coherence information is extracted by investigating the weak localisation effect at various temperature. The temperature dependence of phase coherence experimentally reflects the underlying transport properties. Chapter 5 investigates and discusses the universal conductance fluctuation.The InGaAs/InAlAs heterostructure using which we interpret the lowtemperature transport phenomena, is experimentally investigated in Chapter 6.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Title: | Dimensionality transitions in group III-V semiconductors |
| Event: | University College London |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1514087 |
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