Collective excitations in the dilute 2D electron system

  • M. A. Eriksson
  • , A. Pinczuk
  • , B. S. Dennis
  • , S. H. Simon
  • , L. N. Pfeiffer
  • , K. W. West

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Abstract

We report inelastic light scattering measurements of dispersive spin and charge density excitations in dilute 2D electron systems reaching densities less than 1010cm-2. In the quantum Hall state at ν=2, roton critical points in the spin inter-Landau level mode show a pronounced softening as rs is increased. Instead of a soft mode instability predicted by Hartree-Fock calculations for rs˜3.3, we find evidence of multiple rotons in the dispersion of the softening spin excitations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2163-2166
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume82
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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