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Magneto-Oscillations and Anomalous Current States in a Photoexcited Electron Gas on Liquid Helium

Journal of Low Temperature Physics volume 197, pages 208–249 (2019)Cite this article

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The paper reviews a novel class of phenomena observed recently in the two-dimensional (2D) electron system formed on the free surface of liquid helium in the presence of a magnetic field directed normally and exposed to microwave radiation. The distinctive feature of these nonequilibrium phenomena is magnetoconductivity oscillations induced by inter-subband (out-of-plane) and intra-subband (in-plane) microwave excitations. The conductivity magneto-oscillations induced by intra-subband excitation are similar to remarkable microwave-induced resistance oscillations (MIRO) reported for semiconductor heterostructures. Investigations of microwave-induced conductivity oscillations on liquid helium helped with understanding of the origin of MIRO. Much stronger microwave-induced conductivity oscillations were observed and well described theoretically for resonant inter-subband microwave excitation. At strong powers, such excitation leads to zero-resistance states, the in-plane redistribution of electrons, self-generated audio-frequency oscillations, and incompressible states. These phenomena are caused by unusual current states of the 2D electron system formed under resonant microwave excitation.

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The work of D. K. is supported by an internal grant from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University. We are grateful to Kimitoshi Kono, Alexei Chepelianskii, Masamitsu Watanabe, and Konstantin Nasedkin for fruitful collaborations on the topics included in this review.

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Monarkha, Y., Konstantinov, D. Magneto-Oscillations and Anomalous Current States in a Photoexcited Electron Gas on Liquid Helium. J Low Temp Phys 197, 208–249 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-019-02210-w

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Keywords

  • Magneto-oscillations
  • 2D electron gas
  • Liquid helium