Control of ballistic electrons in macroscopic two-dimensional electron systems
- 5 March 1990
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 56 (10) , 967-969
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.102594
Abstract
We introduce three basic components for the manipulation of quasi-classical ballistic electrons in very high mobility two-dimensional electron systems and evaluate their effectiveness using the transverse electron focusing technique. We present an electron absorber or electron randomizer, demonstrate electron focusing in an area of tunable electron density, and present a simplified version of an injector/collector for ballistic carriers in two dimensions.Keywords
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