Nonlinear transport phenomena in a triangular quantum well

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Abstract
We have measured transport properties in an AlGaAs/AlxGa1−xAs, triangular quantum well whose energy spectrum has been varied by means of gate bias. We have observed several nonlinear effects in the lateral conductance arising at positive gate voltages as the increasing Fermi level is moved toward the lowering energy positions of the excited subbands in the quantum well. We interpret our results in terms of electron population of the excited subbands in which electrons possess low mobility. Finally, we find new features at high lateral voltages which are considered to be an evidence of previous predicted electrophonon resonance.