Effective mass suppression in dilute, spin-polarized two-dimensional electron systems.

نویسندگان

  • Medini Padmanabhan
  • T Gokmen
  • N C Bishop
  • M Shayegan
چکیده

We report effective mass (m*) measurements, via analyzing the temperature dependence of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, for dilute, interacting, two-dimensional electron systems (2DESs) occupying a single conduction-band valley in AlAs quantum wells. When the 2DES is partially spin-polarized, m* is larger than its band value, consistent with previous results on various 2DESs. However, as we fully spin-polarize the 2DES by subjecting it to strong parallel magnetic fields, m* is unexpectedly suppressed and falls even below the band mass.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 101 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008