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Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 016801 (2003) [4 pages]

Microwave Resonance of the 2D Wigner Crystal around Integer Landau Fillings

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Yong Chen1,2, R. M. Lewis1,2, L. W. Engel1, D. C. Tsui2, P. D. Ye1,2,*, L. N. Pfeiffer3, and K. W. West3
1National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
2Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
3Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technology, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974, USA

Received 29 January 2003; published 3 July 2003

We have observed a resonance in the real part of the finite frequency diagonal conductivity using microwave absorption measurements in high quality 2D electron systems near integer fillings. The resonance exists in some neighborhood of filling factor around corresponding integers and is qualitatively similar to previously observed resonance of weakly pinned Wigner crystal in high B and very small filling factor regime. Data measured around both ν=1 and ν=2 are presented. We interpret the resonance as the signature of the Wigner crystal state around integer Landau levels.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.016801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.016801
PACS:
73.43.–f, 73.20.–r, 73.21.–b

*Current address: Agere Systems, 555 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA 18109.