Nonmonotonic Classical Magnetoconductivity of a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in a Disordered Array of Obstacles

Magnetotransport measurements in combination with molecular dynamics simulations on two-dimensional disordered Lorentz gases in the classical regime are reported. In quantitative agreement between experiment and simulation, the magnetoconductivity displays a pronounced peak as a function of the perp...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2018-02, Vol.120 (5), p.056601-056601, Article 056601
Main Authors: Siboni, N H, Schluck, J, Pierz, K, Schumacher, H W, Kazazis, D, Horbach, J, Heinzel, T
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Language:English
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Summary:Magnetotransport measurements in combination with molecular dynamics simulations on two-dimensional disordered Lorentz gases in the classical regime are reported. In quantitative agreement between experiment and simulation, the magnetoconductivity displays a pronounced peak as a function of the perpendicular magnetic field B which cannot be explained by existing kinetic theories. This peak is linked to the onset of a directed motion of the electrons along the contour of the disordered obstacle matrix when the cyclotron radius becomes smaller than the size of the obstacles. This directed motion leads to transient superdiffusive motion and strong scaling corrections in the vicinity of the insulator-to-conductor transitions of the Lorentz gas.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.056601