Electron localization during nonlinear screening of the small-scale fluctuation potential of a GaAs-AlGaAs heterojunction
Vedeneev A. S. , Zhdan A. G. , Sizov V. E. , Gergel' V. A.
Experimental confirmation of a pronounced localization of the electron gas at minima of the small-scale potential well of a GaAs-AlGaAs heterojunction has been found. The energy scale (Δ—18 meV) and the length scale (200—400 A) of the fluctuations have been found. The value of Δ is essentially equal to the typical Coulomb energy of the interaction of ionized donors in the я-AlGaAs layer.