Bend-resistance characteristics of macroscopic four-terminal devices with a high electron mobility

Abstract
Bend-resistance characteristics are studied for four-terminal ballistic devices with a high electron mobility on a macroscopic scale of order 10–100 μm. The negative bend resistance induced by ballistic electron transport is quantitatively reproduced by the Landauer-Bu¨ttiker formula in the classical limit for various device sizes and electron densities. Using this formula, we determine the ballistic electron length as a function of electron density, which compares well with the elastic mean free path deduced from the electron mobility and electron density.