Abstract
We report the characterization of a giant piezoresistance effect observed in a two-valley, two-dimensional electron system confined to an AlAs quantum well and patterned with anti-dot lattices of ∼1 μm period. The system exhibits a low-temperature piezoresistive gauge factor (the fractional change in resistance divided by the fractional change in the sample's length), which depends on the anti-dot lattice period and can be as high as 22 000. Via monitoring the resistance of a simple, 40 μm long Hall bar sample based on this system, we are readily able to measure strain values down to 10 -8 or, equivalently, length changes of the order of 1/100 of the Bohr radius.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 85005 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Semiconductor Science and Technology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry