Measurements of thermoelectric power in two-dimensional systems

T. H H Vuong; R. J. Nicholas; M. A. Brummell; J. C. Portal; M. Razeghi; F. Alexandre; J. M. Masson; K. Y. Cheng; A. Y. Cho

doi:10.1016/0039-6028(86)90978-7

Measurements of thermoelectric power in two-dimensional systems

T. H H Vuong, R. J. Nicholas, M. A. Brummell, J. C. Portal, M. Razeghi, F. Alexandre, J. M. Masson, K. Y. Cheng, A. Y. Cho

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The diagonal component of the thermoelectric power in GaInAsInP, GaInAsAlInAs and GaAsGaAlAs heterojunctions and a GaAsGaAlAs superlattice has been studied as a function of magnetic field and temperature. In high magnetic fields, the thermopower shows oscillations proportional to the resistivity oscillations, including features due to spin splittings and the occupation of two electric subbands. The peak values of the thermopower in the GaAsGaAlAs superlattice are almost independent of temperature and close to the theoretical predictions. In contrast, the peak thermopowers measured in the heterojunctions are lower than predicted by factors of between 2 and 50, and decrease with increasing temperature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	298-303
Number of pages	6
Journal	Surface Science
Volume	170
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(86)90978-7
State	Published - Apr 3 1986

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Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Materials Chemistry

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