arXiv · 2606.09755
Radiowave-induced Resistance Oscillations
Abstract
Microwave-induced resistance oscillations (MIROs) occur when a 2D electron gas is subjected to radiation of frequency $\omega = 2 \pi f$ and varying magnetic field $B$. MIROs are periodic in $1/B$, with the period determined by the radiation frequency $\omega$, and their amplitude scales with the radiation power. Stepping from single-photon transitions between Landau levels, MIROs are found on the low-field side of the cyclotron resonance, $\omega_c \lesssim \omega$, where $\omega_c$ is the cyclotron frequency. Here, we report on another class of magneto resistance oscillations, which are induced by high-intensity radiation in the radio frequency range and occur at $\omega_c \gg \omega$. These oscillations are independent of frequency $\omega$, can be either $1/B$ or $1/B^2$-periodic, and their period is controlled by the radiation electric field. We further show that using a displacement model in the limit of short-range (``sharp'') disorder we can extract the radiation field and the width of the cyclotron resonance.
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E. Bell, A. Zhakenuly, C. Hnatovsky, K. W. Baldwin, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, S. Studenikin, M. A. Zudov. 2026-06-08. Radiowave-induced Resistance Oscillations. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.09755
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