Hall-velocity limited magnetoconductivity in a classical two-dimensional Wigner crystal

A. Kristensen, K. Djerfi, P. Fozooni, M.J. Lea, P.J. Richardson, A. Santrich-Badal, A. Blackburn, R.W. Heijden, van der

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Abstract

The magnetoconductivity sxx(B) of a classical two-dimensional electron crystal on superfluid 4He is nonlinear. Experimentally, we find a contribution to sxx(B) which, at constant field B, gives sxx(B)¿Jx, the current density, while at constant current, sxx(B)¿1/B. For increasing Jx, the Hall velocity ¿H slowly approaches the ripplon velocity ¿l at the first reciprocal lattice vector, due to strong electron-ripplon interactions with the helium. The magnetoconductivity then decreases sharply for ¿H>¿1.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1350-1353
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume77
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996

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