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We theoretically analyze the tunneling of electrons through a heterostructure with two barriers and a quantum well between them in a magnetic field perpendicular to the current. We take into account the contribution from electrons with various positions of the magnetic oscillator center to the current. The region of the Z-shaped current-voltage characteristic for the heterostructure is shown to narrow as the magnetic field strengthens. Our analysis reveals a critical magnetic field strength at which the Z-shaped current-voltage characteristic transforms into an N-shaped one. We compare our results with experimental data.
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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 126, No. 1, 2004, pp. 170–180.
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Serov, A.Y., Zegrya, G.G. Resonant tunneling through a double-barrier quantum well in a transverse magnetic field. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 99, 147–156 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1787087
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