At low temperature (T) and weak magnetic field (B), two dimensional electron systems (2DES) can exhibit strong 1/B-periodic resistance oscillations on application of sufficiently
strong microwave radiation. These oscillations are known as microwave induced resistance oscillations (MIROs), MIROs appearing near cyclotron resonance (CR) and its harmonics involve single
photon processes and are called integer MIROs while the oscillations near CR subharmonics require multiphoton processes and are called fractional MIROs. Similar strong 1/B periodic resistance
oscillations can occur due to strong dc current, and are known as Hall-field resistance oscillations (HIROs). Oscillations also occur for a combination of microwave radiation and strong dc
current. In one prominent theory of MIROs, known as the displacement model , electrons make impurity-assisted transitions into higher or lower Landau levels by absorbing or emitting one or
more (N) photons. In the presence of combined strong dc current and microwave radiation, electrons make transitions between Landau levels by absorbing or emitting photons followed by a space
transition along the applied dc bias. The object of the dissertation is to explore how the different resistance oscillations are affected by strong microwave radiation when multiphoton
processes are relevant. We used a coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure deposited on the sample, as opposed to simply placing the sample near the termination of a waveguide as is more the usual
practice in this field. The CPW allows us to estimate the AC electric field (E_{AC}) at the sample. In much of the work presented in this thesis we find that higher $N$ processes supersede
the competing lower N processes as microwave power is increased. We show this in the presence and in the absence of a strong dc electric field. Finally, we look at the temperature evolution
of fractional MIROs to compare the origin of the fractional MIROs with that of integer MIROs. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Physics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester, 2014. / November 13, 2014. / Includes bibliographical references. / Lloyd Engel, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Irinel Chiorescu, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Naresh Dalal, University Representative; Jianming
Cao, Committee Member; Nicholas Bonesteel, Committee Member; Alexander Volya, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_252814 |
| Contributors | Chakraborty, Shantanu (authoraut), Engel, Lloyd W. (professor co-directing dissertation), Chiorescu, Irinel (professor co-directing dissertation), Dalal, Naresh S. (university representative), Cao, Jianming, 1962- (committee member), Bonesteel, N. E. (committee member), Volya, Alexander (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Art and Sciences (degree granting college), Department of Physics (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (109 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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