We fabricated strongly confined Schottky-gated quantum point contacts by etching Si/SiGe heterostructures and observed intriguing conductance quantization in units of approximately 1e(2)/h. Nonlinear conductance measurements were performed depleting the quantum point contacts at fixed mode-energy separation. We report evidence of the formation of a half 1e(2)/h plateau, supporting the speculation that adiabatic transmission occurs through one-dimensional modes with complete removal of valley and spin degeneracies.

Scappucci, G., DI GASPARE, L., Giovine, E., Notargiacomo, A., Leoni, R., Evangelisti, F. (2006). Conductance quantization in etched Si/SiGe quantum point contacts. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS, 74(3) [10.1103/PhysRevB.74.035321].

Conductance quantization in etched Si/SiGe quantum point contacts

DI GASPARE, LUCIANA;
2006-01-01

Abstract

We fabricated strongly confined Schottky-gated quantum point contacts by etching Si/SiGe heterostructures and observed intriguing conductance quantization in units of approximately 1e(2)/h. Nonlinear conductance measurements were performed depleting the quantum point contacts at fixed mode-energy separation. We report evidence of the formation of a half 1e(2)/h plateau, supporting the speculation that adiabatic transmission occurs through one-dimensional modes with complete removal of valley and spin degeneracies.
2006
Scappucci, G., DI GASPARE, L., Giovine, E., Notargiacomo, A., Leoni, R., Evangelisti, F. (2006). Conductance quantization in etched Si/SiGe quantum point contacts. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS, 74(3) [10.1103/PhysRevB.74.035321].
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