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We review the results of our study of the properties of the magnetic field induced insulating phase in a two-dimensional electron gas in modulation-doped In0.53Ga0.47As/InP heterostructures. The experiments were performed in the millikelvin range of temperatures in very high magnetic fields. The results can be explained by the assumption of the formation of a glassy Wigner solid.
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Pödör, B., Kovács, G., Reményi, G. et al. Magnetic Field Induced Insulating Phase in Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in InGaAs/InP: The Wigner Solid. Inorganic Materials 37, 439–444 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017508329407
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