Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium

The dependence of radiation-induced dc magnetoconductivity oscillations on the microwave polarization is theoretically studied for a two-dimensional system of strongly interacting electrons formed on the surface of liquid helium. Two different theoretical mechanisms of magnetooscillations (the displ...

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description The dependence of radiation-induced dc magnetoconductivity oscillations on the microwave polarization is theoretically studied for a two-dimensional system of strongly interacting electrons formed on the surface of liquid helium. Two different theoretical mechanisms of magnetooscillations (the displacement and inelastic models) are investigated. We found that both models are similarly sensitive to a change of circular polarization, but they respond differently to a change of linear polarization. Theoretical results are compared with the recent observation of a photoconductivity response at cyclotron-resonance harmonics.
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fulltext Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6, pp. 819–827 Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium Yu.P. Monarkha B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 47 Nauky Ave., Kharkiv 61103, Ukraine E-mail: monarkha@ilt.kharkov.ua Received September 21, 2016, published online April 25, 2017 The dependence of radiation-induced dc magnetoconductivity oscillations on the microwave polarization is theoretically studied for a two-dimensional system of strongly interacting electrons formed on the surface of liquid helium. Two different theoretical mechanisms of magnetooscillations (the displacement and inelastic mod- els) are investigated. We found that both models are similarly sensitive to a change of circular polarization, but they respond differently to a change of linear polarization. Theoretical results are compared with the recent ob- servation of a photoconductivity response at cyclotron-resonance harmonics. PACS: 73.40.–c Electronic transport in interface structures; 73.20.–r Electron states at surfaces and interfaces; 78.67.–n Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures; 73.25.+i Surface conductivity and carrier phenomena. Keywords: 2D electron gas, microwave radiation, magnetoconductivity oscillations, zero resistance states. 1. Introduction Microwave-induced resistance oscillations (MIRO) and zero resistance states (ZRS) of a 2D electron gas which were discovered in high quality GaAs/AlGaAs heterostruc- tures [1–4] subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field have attracted much interest. For a quite arbitrary microwave (MW) frequency > cω ω (here cω is the cyclotron frequen- cy), these oscillations are governed by the ratio / cω ω . In the vicinity of / =c mω ω , where m is an integer, resistivity [ ( )xx Bρ ] and conductivity [ ( )xx Bσ ] curves have an asym- metrical shape. At strong enough power and low tem- peratures, the minima of these curves positioned near / = 1/ 4c mω ω + evolve into zero-resistance states. A large number of theoretical mechanisms have been proposed to explain these magneto-oscillations [5–10] (for a review, see [11]), but the subject is still under debate. The ZRS can be explained [12] by an assumption that the longitudinal linear response conductivity xxσ is negative in appropriate ranges of the magnetic field B, regardless of details of a microscopic mechanism. Different MW-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations and ZRS are observed in the nondegenerate 2D electron system formed on the free surface of liquid helium [13,14] if the intersubband excitation frequency 2 1 2,1( ) /∆ −∆ ≡ ω coincides with the MW frequency ω (here, 1∆ and 2∆ are the energies of the ground and first excited surface sub- bands, respectively). The explanation of this phenomenon [15,16] is based on nonequilibrium popula- tion of the second surface subband caused by the MW res- onance which triggers quasielastic intersubband scattering against or along the driving force, depending on the relation between 2,1ω and the in-plane excitation energy cm ω . It was found that these oscillations vanished if ω was sub- stantially different from 2,1ω , which means that the origin of these oscillations is different from that of MIRO ob- served in semiconductor heterostructures. It is interesting that states of surface electrons (SEs) with negative xxσ are unstable which experimentally results in redistribution of SEs [17]. Under these conditions, the system can form a density-domain structure [18] caused by strong Coulomb interaction of SEs. Two most elaborated mechanisms of MIRO proposed for semiconductor systems (“displacement” [5,6] and “in- elastic” [7,8]) are based on photon-assisted scattering. In the displacement model, a displacement of the electron © Yu.P. Monarkha, 2017 Yu.P. Monarkha orbit center X' X− which follows from energy conserva- tion for photon-assisted scattering by impurities depends strongly on the relation between ω and cm ω . In the ine- lastic mechanism, photon-assisted scattering to high Lan- dau levels ( =n' n m− ) changes the electron distribution function ( )f ε near n'ε ≈ ε [here ( )= 1/ 2n c nε ω + is the Landau spectrum] which affects usual impurity scattering. A theoretical analysis [19] indicates that both these mech- anisms potentially can reveal themselves in the nondege- nerate system of SEs on liquid helium. Still, observation of these effects in this system requires significantly higher MW power, because the mass of free electrons M is much larger than the effective mass of semiconductor electrons M ∗ ( / 0.06M M∗  ). In recent experiments [20], the amplitude of the MW electric field acE was significantly increased (up to 10 V/cmacE ≈ ) and / cω ω -periodic dc magnetoconductiv- ity oscillations induced by the MW were observed in the nondegenerate 2D electron system on the surface of liquid 4He. This proved the universality of the effect of MIRO. A preliminary theoretical analysis given there have shown that the observation can be explained by an oscillatory cor- rection to the electron distribution function caused by pho- ton-assisted scattering (the inelastic model) affected by strong internal forces. For semiconductor experiments on MIRO, the import- ant point is the polarization sensitivity or immunity of the microwave magnetoresistance response [21]. Theoretical models discussed in the literature usually predict different microwave polarization sensitivity in the radiation-induced oscillations. Therefore, an appropriate experimental study can be a test for the theory. For SEs on liquid helium, MW-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations were inves- tigated theoretically [19] only for the linear polarization fixed parallel to the dc-electric field. Therefore, additional theoretical investigation on polarization dependence of MW-induced oscillations is required. In this work, we report the theory of dc magnetocond- uctivity oscillations of SEs on liquid helium induced by the MW field of an arbitrary polarization (linear and circular). For both displacement and inelastic mechanisms of MIRO, photon-assisted scattering of SEs by ripplons (capillary wave quanta) is considered using Landau–Floquet states which include the MW field in an exact way. This allows us to find the polarization dependence of MIRO in a sim- ple analytical form. Strong Coulomb interaction of SEs is taken into account considering an ensemble of electrons moving fast in the electric field fE of the fluctuational origin [22,23]. A comparison of our results with observa- tions [20] indicates that, for a given amplitude of the MW field ( 10 V/cmacE ≈ ), the inelastic model results in suffi- ciently large magnetoconductivity oscillations similar to those reported experimentally. 2. Landau–Floquet states for an arbitrary MW polarization SEs on liquid helium are bound in a 1D potential well formed by the liquid repulsion barrier 0 1 eVU ≈ , image attraction potential ( ) = /U z z−Λ , and the potential of a pressing electric field eE z⊥ . The image potential is rather weak because 2= e ( 1) / 4( 1)Λ − −  and the liquid helium dielectric constant  is very close to unity (for liquid 4He, 1 0.057−  ). Therefore, in the ground subband electrons are gliding above the surface at a height of about 100 Å. At low temperatures ( 0.5 KT  ), the population of higher subbands can be neglected. Here we concentrate on the in- plane motion of SEs, assuming that the wave function of vertical motion ( )h z is well known, and the intersubband excitation frequency 2,1ω is substantially higher than the MW frequency ω. We consider the magnetic field B directed perpendicu- lar to the electron layer and choose the Landau gauge for the vector potential. Then, in the presence of a MW elec- tric field ( )mw tE and a dc electric field dcE directed along the x axis, the Hamiltonian of an electron can be written as 2 21 ˆ ˆ= 2 x y dc eBH p p x eE x M c    + + + +       ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) .x y mw mweE t x eE t y+ + (1) For this Hamiltonian, the wave equation can be solved in an exact way using a generalization of the well-known nonperturbative method (for a recent example, see Ref. 24). The wave equation can be satisfied by ( ) ( ) = , e i p yyx X t −ζ ψ ϕ − − ξ × ( ) ( ) ( )exp ,i iM x X y t  × ξ − − ξ + ζ − ζ + η        (2) where 2= y dc c cp eE X eB M − − ω , and the surface area is set to unity. The functions ( )tξ , ( )tζ and ( )tη are found from conditions chosen to reduce the wave equation to the conventional oscillator equation. After lengthy algebra we arrive at ( ) ( )2 = 0,x c c mwM M M eE tξ + ω ξ + ω ζ +  (3) ( ) ( ) = 0.y mwM eE tζ + (4) The function ( )tη can be written as ( ) ( ) ( )0= Xt t tη η +η , where ( ) ( )2 2 2 2 0 = , 2 2 2 x y c mw mw c M M M eE eE Mη ξ + ζ − ω ξ − ξ − ζ − ω ξζ    820 Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 0 = 0 . t x X c mwM X t X eE t dt'′η − ω ζ − ζ −   ∫ (5) The ( )tξ represents the classical motion of an electron in a magnetic field forced by an ac electric field, while ( )tζ represents a 1D electron motion in the field ( ) ( )y mwE t . Thus, instead of ( ),x tϕ entering Eq. (2), we can use usual eigenfunctions ( )n xϕ of an oscillator Hamiltonian ( ) ( ) ,, = exp ,n X n nx t x i t ε  ϕ ϕ −    2 2 , 2 e = 2 dc n X n dc c E eE X M ε ε + + ω . (6) Therefore, the Landau–Floquet eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian given in Eq. (1) can be represented as ( ) ( ) ( )2/ , , , = , e e e ,iXy l F t i x y tB Xn X n x X t − θψ ϕ − − ξ (7) where ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 0 = 0 , t x X ac c i i iF t MX X eE t' dt M X′− ξ − + ω ζ∫    (8) and the exact form of the function ( ), ,x y tθ independent of n and X is not important for the following consideration. Specifying ( )mw tE , we shall consider ( ) ( )= cos , = sin ,x y mw ac mw acE aE t E bE tω ω (9) where acE is the amplitude of the MW field, and, general- ly, a and b are arbitrary parameters. For particular cases, we assume that a can be 0 or 1, and b can be 0 or 1± . In this way, we can describe two linear polarizations [parallel ( = 1a , = 0b ) and perpendicular ( = 0a , = 1b ) to the dc electric field] and two circular polarizations ( = 1a , = 1).b ± Respectively, we define the polarization index = , , , ,s ⊥ + − where the first two symbols ( and ⊥ ) correspond to linear polarizations, and the last two symbols (+ and −) corre- spond to circular polarizations. Now we have 2 2 2 ( ) = sin , = cos , ( ) ac c ac c beE a b eE t t MM ω+ ω ζ ω ξ ω ωω ω −ω (10) 2 2 ( ) ( ) = sin , ( ) c c X B c a bXF t i t l ω ω + ω λ ω ω −ω (11) where 2 = /Bl c eB , and = /ac BeE lλ ω . Using these defi- nitions, one can determine the matrix elements for electron scattering probabilities. 3. Scattering probabilities At low temperatures, SEs on liquid helium interact with capillary-wave excitations (ripplons). The electron-ripplon interaction Hamiltonian (ripplons represent a sort of 2D phonons) is usually described as ( )†= e ,i I q qV U Q b b − ⋅ − +∑ q r q q q (12) where †bq and bq are creation and destruction operators of ripplons, qU is the electron-ripplon coupling [23], 2 ,= / 2 ,q r qQ q ρω 3/2 , /r q qω α ρ is the ripplon spec- trum, α and ρ are the surface tension and mass density of liquid helium, respectively. Scattering probabilities depend on matrix elements , , ,(e )i n' X' n X − ⋅q r which now acquire additional time-depend- ent factors: one factor comes directly from ( )exp XF t   of Eq. (7), and another factor ( )exp xiq− ξ appears because of the change of the integration variable 1=x x X+ + ξ . Gathering these two factors, one can find ( )sin, , , ,(e ) = e i ti s n' X n X − β ω +γ− ⋅ ′ ×q r q ( )0 2 , ; ,, (e )iq xx n' X' n XX X' l qB y − − × δ , (13) where ( ) ( )2 22 2 , 2 2= , ( ) c B s y c x c c l q a b q a b λω β ω + ω + ω+ ω ω −ω q (14) ( ) ( ) tan = ,x c y c q a b q a b ω+ ω γ ω + ω and ( )0 , ; ,(e )iq xx n' X' n X − are matrix elements in the absence of the MW field. Here the first term under the sign of the square root of Eq. (14) originates from the factor exp [ ( )]XF t , and the second is from ( )exp xiq− ξ . Then, using the Jacobi–Anger expansion sine = ( ) eiz ik kkJ zϕ ϕ∑ [here ( )kJ z is the Bessel function], the procedure of find- ing scattering probabilities can be reduced to a quite usual treatment. The probability of electron scattering , , 'n X n' X→ with the momentum exchange q due to ripplon creation (+) and destruction (−) can be found as ( ) ( ) ( ) 2 2 , 2, , , 2= n n' qn X n' X' X X' l qB y w C I x± ± → − π δ ×qq,  ( ) ( )2 , , , , = ,k s n' X' n X r q k J k ∞ −∞ × β δ ε − ε − ω± ω∑ q   (15) where ( ) 1/2( )= 1/ 2 1/ 2r q qC U Q n± ±  + ± q q , ( )rn±q is the number of ripplons with the wave vector ±q, ,n Xε is from Eq. (6), Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 821 Yu.P. Monarkha ( ) ( ) 2 , min , ! ( ) = max , ! n n n n' q q n n I x x n n' ′−′ × ( ) 2 min ,exp ( ) ( ) ,n' n q qn n'x L x− × −    (16) ( )m n qL x are the associated Laguerre polynomials, and 2 2= / 2q Bx q l is a dimensionless variable. We note that for Landau–Floquet states, matrix elements of Eq. (13) fix the displacement of the orbit center to the same value 2=' y BX X q l− as that of usual scattering. It is instructive also that, considering the MW field in a classical way, we still found that the energy exchange in Eq. (15) occurs by MW quanta k ω . Energies of ripplons ,r qω involved in one-ripplon scat- tering processes are usually much smaller than typical electron energies, and we can use a quasi-elastic treatment of electron-ripplon scattering. Therefore, in the energy conservation delta-function, we shall set ,r qω to zero. This allows us to write the whole probability as a sum ( ) ( )=w w w+ −+q q q neglecting a small difference between ( )C + q and ( )C − q . Introducing Landau level densities of states, the average probability of electron scattering wq with the momentum exchange q, can be found in terms of the dynamic structure factor (DSF) ( ),S q Ω of a nondegenerate 2D electron gas 2 2 ,2 = 2 = ( ) ( , ),q k s y H k C w J S q k q V ∞ −∞ β ω−∑q q  (17) where 1/2 ,q q q r qC U Q N , ,r qN is the ripplon distribution function, = /H dcV cE B is the absolute value of the Hall velocity which enters the frequency argument due to ( ) =dc y HeE X' X q V−  , ( ) ( ) ( )/2 , , 2, = ( ) e ,Ten n' q n n' n n' S q I x d g g Z −εΩ ε ε ε + Ω π ∑ ∫    (18) eT is the electron temperature, Z  is the partition function for the Landau spectrum nε , and ( )ng− ε is the imaginary part of the single-electron Green’s function. For the Gauss- ian shape of level densities [25], ( ) ( )2 2 22= exp ,n n n n g  ε − επ  ε − Γ  Γ   where nΓ is the Landau level broadening. For SEs on liq- uid helium, at low temperatures nΓ is usually much smaller than T and cω . 4. The displacement model Using Eq. (17), the dc magnetoconductivity xxσ of SEs under MW radiation can be found directly considering the current density ( ) 2= =x e e B yj en X' X w en l q w− − −∑ ∑q qqq q . Therefore, the effective collision frequency ( )eff 1= y H H q w V MV ν − ∑ q q  (19) defines 2 2 effe /xx e cn Mσ ν ω . Expanding Eq. (19) in HV yields the linear dc magnetoconductivity in terms of the derivative of the DSF = /'S S∂ ∂Ω. The property ( ) ( ) ( ), = exp / ,eS q T S q−Ω − Ω Ω allows us to represent the effective collision frequency as a sum eff =0= kk ∞ ν ν∑ , where ( ) ( )2 2 2 0 0 , 1= ,0 ,y q s e q C J S q MT ν β∑ q q (20) and ( ) ( ) / 2 2 2 , 2 1 e = ( ) , k Te k y k sq C J S' q k M − ω− ν β ω∑ q q q   (21) for > 0k . Here we neglected a small term /( / ) e ( , )k TeeT S q k− ω ω  as compared to ( ),S' q kω . In Eq. (20), the derivative ( ),0S' q was transformed employing the relationship ( ) ( ) ( ),0 = / 2 ,0eS' q T S q . It is instructive that in the nonperturbative method, the MW field affects also the usual contribution to the effective collision fre- quency 0ν due to the factor 2 0 ,( )sJ β q . SEs on liquid helium represent a highly correlated elec- tron system because the average Coulomb interaction ener- gy per an electron 2e enπ (here en is the electron density) is usually much larger than the average kinetic energy T . In this case, each electron is affected by a strong internal elec- tric field fE of fluctuational origin [26]. The typical value of the fluctuational field depends strongly on the electron temperature and density: ( )0 3/43 e efE T n . Self-energy effects (collision broadening of Landau levels) can be combined with the Coulomb effect by considering the DSF of an ensemble of electrons moving fast in the fluctuational field [22,23]. Therefore, to model the effect of Coulomb interaction on MW-induced conductivity oscillations we shall use the DSF obtained previously [23] for strongly interactions electrons ( ) 2 / , ,, 2, e T n n'n e n n'n n' I S q Z −επ Ω × γ∑   ( ) 2 2 , exp ,c n n n' n' n Ω − − ω −φ   × −  γ  (22) where 2 2 2 2 , ,= , = , 4 n q C n n' n n' q C n e x x T Γ + Γ γ Γ + Γ φ  (23) 822 Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations 2 2 2 ,2 =n n' n n'Γ Γ +Γ , and (0)= 2C BfeE lΓ . In most cases, the parameter nφ can be neglected. Thus, the strong Coulomb interaction of SEs results in a broadening of DSF maxima which occur at ( ) cn' nΩ→ − ω . In the presence of MW radiation of a circular polarization, the employment of Eq. (22) gives absolutely correct description of the many- electron effect on magnetooscillations. For a linear MW polarization, this procedure is a reasonable approximation. With the exception of the cyclotron resonance (CR) condition ( cω →ω), the parameter ,sβ q defined in Eq. (14) is small and one can expand the Bessel functions in ,sβ q. In this case, the main term of Eq. (20) transforms into the well known result of the self-consistent Born approxima- tion [27]. In spite of small values of ,sβ q, the contribution from 1ν can be substantial because it contains the derivative of the function ( ),S q ω having sharp maxima. Using dimen- sionless coupling function 2( ) = /c q q BU x U l Λ (its exact form is given in Refs. 16, 19) and Eq. (22), we arrive at ( ) ( )/2 1, = 1 e ,TR es s c T F B− ωπ ν ν λ − χ ω   (24) ( ) / 2 2 , , 0 e= ( ) Tn e q c q q n n' n n' F B dx U x x I Z ∞−ε − ×∑ ∫  ( )2 3 2 , , / / exp ( / ) c nc n c n n' c n n' mm  ω− ω −φω ω − −φ ω  × −  γ ω γ  , (25) where 2 4= / 8R Blν Λ π α is a characteristic collision fre- quency, =m n' n− , and sχ is a dimensionless polarization factor with the polarization index = , , ,s ⊥ + − . For two linear polarizations, 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (3 ) (3 ) = , = , ( ) ( ) c c c c c c ⊥ ω ω +ω ω ω +ω χ χ ω −ω ω −ω  (26) and for two circular polarizations, 2 2 2 2 2 4 ( ) = . ( ) c c c ± ω ω±ω χ ω −ω (27) Besides the small factor 2λ , the quantum form of Eq. (24) contains two large factors / cT ω and 2 ,( / )c n n'ω γ . It should be noted that in the ultra-quantum limit eTω  , Eq. (24) with the linear MW polarization =s  transforms into the result found previously [19] using the conventional perturbation theory, if we set ( )2 2= 4 / 2,mw ac N E V ω π ω→E  where ( )mwN ω is the number of photons with the frequency ω in the volume V . This confirms the validity of the ap- proach to description of probabilities of photon-assisted scattering using Landau–Floquet states. The MW-induced correction to the effective collision frequency of noninteracting electrons can be obtained from Eqs. (24) and (25) by setting the Coulomb broadening CΓ to zero. In this case, ,n n'γ is independent of qx , and, there- fore, the derivative of the Gaussian [which can be formed in the lowest line of Eq. (25)] can be moved out from the integrand. Thus, the shape of MW-induced oscillations near / =c mω ω represents a simple derivative of a Gaussian. Formally, in the limit of strong broadening of the Gaussi- ans the positions of minima approach the condition / ( ) 1/ 4c B mω ω → + , which agrees with observations. The Coulomb interaction broadens the derivative of Gaussians and involves it into averaging over qx because ,n n'γ of Eq. (23) becomes dependent on qx . The Eq. (24) indicates that, for two different polariza- tions described by indexes s and s' , the ratio 1, 1,/ =s s'ν ν = /s s'χ χ . When changing the parameter / cω ω the ratio /⊥χ χ  varies from 1.86 ( / = 2cω ω ) to 3 ( / cω ω →∞). For circular polarizations, the ratio /+ −χ χ decreases with m: from 9 ( / = 2cω ω ) to 1 ( / cω ω →∞). Results of numeri- cal evaluations of 1,sν obtained for two linear polarizations are shown in Fig. 1. Here the main parameters of the SE system are the same as those in the experiment [20]. The many-electron treatment of the displacement model results in the broadening of MW-induced oscillations which agrees with experimental data. Still, the amplitude of oscillations caused by the MW field directed parallel to dcE is approx- imately an order of magnitude smaller than the amplitude observed. As expected, the MW field with the perpendicu- lar polarization ( =s ⊥) results in dc magnetoconductivity oscillations having a substantially larger amplitude. Fig. 1. An oscillatory contribution to the effective collisions fre- quency calculated for two different MW polarizations: =s  (dashed) and =s ⊥ (solid). The conditions are the following: = 10 V/cmacE , 6 2= 17 10 cmen −⋅ , / 2 = 88.34 GHzω π , and = 0.56 KT (liquid 4He). Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 823 Yu.P. Monarkha For the CR condition ( cω ω ), / 1⊥χ χ   and the photoconductivity is immune to a change of linear polari- zation. In this case, the parameter ,β q entering the Bessel function of Eq. (24) can be simplified as 2 , 2 2( ) c B c ql ω β λ ω −ω q  . (28) As noted previously [28] [in the brief report, there is a small misprint in the expression similar to Eq. (28)], the parameter ,β q increases much when cω →ω and, gen- erally, it is impossible to expand the Bessel functions. Moreover, according to the expression for the DSF ( ),S q kω , sharp Gaussian maxima appear for the all k at = ( ) ck n n′ω − ω , and, if cω →ω, it is necessary to take account of the all terms in the sum =0 kk ∞ ν∑ . A formal inclusion of a damping parameter in the classical equations for ξ and ζ can reduce the number of kν to be taken into account. Results of numerical calculations are shown in Fig. 2. As a damping parameter, here we chosen the classical col- lision frequency of SEs. This figure illustrates that at a fixed value of 0cω−ω ≠ , the sum over k converges quite rapidly. Still, each next term in the sum =0 kk ∞ ν∑ has its own extrema which are closer to the point =cω ω. There- fore, in the vicinity of the resonance, a substantial number of mν should be taken into account. As mentioned above, these calculations does not de- pend on the orientation of the linear polarization of the microwave field. On the contrary, for the circular polariza- tion with =s − , the strong enhancement of the parameter ,sβ q caused by the CR vanishes and one can restrict calcu- lations to 1ν given by Eqs. (24) and (25). For the chosen amplitude of the MW field, corresponding oscillatory fea- tures could not be seen on the scale of Fig. 2. Results shown in Fig. 2 are obtained assuming =eT T . Still, under the CR condition, the system of SEs on liquid helium is strongly heated [29] and the electron temperature as a function of cω−ω usually has a sharp maximum [30]. Because 0 1/ eTν ∝ , the wavy variations of ( )xx Bσ induced by photon-assisted scattering are expected to appear at the bottom of a broad minimum caused by electron heating. 5. The inelastic model In the displacement model discussed above, it is as- sumed that the electron distribution function ( )f ε , enter- ing the average probability of the momentum exchange wq and the effective collision frequency effν of Eq. (19), coin- cides with the equilibrium distribution function /1e TeZ −ε−  . Still, photon-assisted scattering from a level n to a higher level n' selected by the condition n n′ε − ε ω might in- crease the population of the level n' . Moreover, if the en- ergy exchange with the medium (in our case, the ripplon energy) can be neglected in the energy conservation delta- function, the sharp structure of the level density ( )ng ε could make a sharp shape of ( )f ε at n'ε ε which even- tually results in MW-induced magnetoconductivity oscilla- tions. This is the inelastic model, introduced in Ref. 7. The photon energy ω and the magnetic field B usually select two Landau levels with n' nε − ε ω . In the ultra- quantum limit important for SEs on liquid helium, this allows us to consider a simple two-level model for obtain- ing a correction to the distribution function. When analyzing the average transition rate up (n n'→ ) and the all transition rates down (n n′ → ), we can represent them as integral forms ( ...d d 'ε ε∫ ∫ ) similar to that of Eqs. (17) and (18) using the Landau level density of states. Then, disregard- ing the Coulomb interaction, for an energy n''ε ε , it is possible to obtain the rate-balance condition ( ) , 2 , ( ) ( ) ( ) = , ( ) n n n n' R n n'n' f ' r ' f r ' ′ε − ω ε ′ε ν + ε  (29) where ( ) 2 , ,( ) = 2n n' s R n n' n Tr ' P g 'λ ε χ ν ε − ω  is the excitation rate, 2 2 , , 0 = ( ) ( ) ,n n' c q n n' q qP U x I x dx ∞ ∫ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ( ) = = , = , ( ) c c c ⊥ ± ± ω ω +ω χ χ χ χ ω −ω  (30) ( )2R n'ν is the inelastic transition rate from n' to the all <n n' caused by two-ripplon emission processes [31]. In the distribution function ( )nf '′ ε , the subscript n' indicates Fig. 2. Contributions from partial sums max =0 k kk ν∑ to effν nor- malized vs the magnetic field for a sequence of maxk : from max = 1k to max = 7k (solid). The conditions are the following: = 0.2 KT (liquid 4He), 6 2= 2 10 cmen −⋅ , and = 0.05 V/cmacE . 824 Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations that its argument 'ε is close to n'ε . Dimensionless integrals ,n n'P describe the strength of the electron-ripplon coupling in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Here the polarization immunity =⊥χ χ  appears be- cause the transition rate ,n n'r is finite in the limit 0dcE → and integration over the angle of the vector q results in equal averaging of 2 xq and 2 yq entering ,sβ q of Eq. (14) (note that the probability of scattering is proportional to 2 ,sβ q). In the displacement model, one have to expand wq in y Hq V up to a linear term which results in unequal averag- ing of 2 xq and 2 yq . This leads to the linear MW polarization sensitivity of the displacement model in radiation-induced oscillations. Direct electron transitions between different Landau levels accompanied by one-ripplon creation or destruction are practically impossible because the typical value of q which follows from energy conservation is much larger than 1 Bl − (the dimensionless parameter 1qx  ). Still, there are transitions from a level n' to lower levels accompanied by emission of pairs of short wavelength ripplons with 1 ,Bl q q'−′+q q  . According to Ref. 31, ( )2R n'ν can be written as 1 (2 ) 2 4 2 ,2 =0 2= ( 1) ( 2 ), n' R q q r q n' n qn' nB W Q N l − ν + δ ε − ε − ω∑∑ q   (31) where qW is the coupling function for two-ripplon scatter- ing. In terms of continuous variables ′ε and ε, the ( )2R n'ν varies slow within the width of a Landau level since n cΓ ω . This allows us to use the form of Eq. (31) in Eq. (29). The Eq. (29) reminds the solution of the rate equation of a two-level model usually obtained in quantum optics. The second term in the denominator of this equation is caused by backward electron transitions accompanied by emission of a photon. Firstly, we note that in the absence of the inelastic decay rate ( )2R n'ν , the solution satisfies the saturation condition ( ) ( )=n' nf ' f 'ε ε − ω which is quite obvious. Secondly, a sharp shape of ( )n'f 'ε appears when the inelastic scattering rate is stronger then the excitation rate: ( )2 , R n n'n' rν  . In this case, the single-electron treat- ment yields ( ) ( )n' nf ' g 'ε ∝ ε − ω because ( )nf ε can be approximately set to the equilibrium function. This is the reason why the mechanism discussed here is called the inelastic model. In the inelastic model, the correction to xxσ is usually obtained from the conductivity equation which contains the derivative /f∂ ∂ε . This picture is instructive to see how the derivative of maxima appears in the final result. Still, ac- cording to Eq. (19), the initial form of the effective colli- sion frequency contains the derivative ( ) = /n' ng g ′′ ε ∂ ∂ε. Therefore, in the ultra-quantum limit ( 0n → ), the correc- tion to the effective collision frequency induced by addi- tional population of higher Landau levels can be written as ( ) ( ) ( ),2 =1 4 = R c mw n' n' n' n' n' n' T P d f g g ∞ν ω ′ν ε ε ε ε π ∑ ∫   . (32) Here we neglected the overlapping of different Landau levels. The Eq. (32) is obtained in the same way as Eqs. (20), (21). The form of mwν with the derivative /f∂ ∂ε can be found from Eq. (32) using integration by parts [19]. Assuming low exitation regime ( ( )2 , R n n' nr ′ν ) and in- serting ( )n'f ε in Eq. (32), we find ( ) , 0,2 2 2 2 =1 0, = n' n n' mw s R c R n' n' n'n' P P T G ∞ ′ν πλ χ ν ω × ν Γ ∑ ( ) ( )2 2 2 0, 0, 2 exp ,c c n' n' n' n' G G  ω − ω ω − ω  × −        (33) where 2 2 2 , ,= / 4n n' n n' n'G Γ −Γ . The Eq. (33) indicates that, in the inelastic model, the shape of MW-induced magne- toconductivity oscillations represents the derivative of a Gaussian similar to that of the displacement model [Eq. (24)]. In contrast with the displacement model, additional large parameters ( )2/ R R n'ν ν and 0,/ nT G appear in the expression for mwν which makes MIRO more pronounced. For experimental conditions [20], the Eq. (33) results in conductivity variations near / = =' c n mω ω which are substantially sharper than those observed. Respectively, the amplitude of oscillations is much higher than in the experiment. This discrepancy can be attributed to the effect of strong Coulomb interaction which broadens the Gaussi- ans and accordingly reduces the amplitude of oscillations. Unfortunately, a strict description of this effect is very dif- ficult because now the fluctuational electric field affects the both ( )n'f ε and ( )n'g ′ ε . In order to describe the many- electron effect qualitatively, we can introduce a correction to the energy exchange caused by a fluctuational electric field ( )f feE X X′ − ⋅q u (here fu is a drift velocity) and average the both quantities n'f and n'g ′ over fE , inde- pendently. This yields an additional broadening of the pa- rameter 4 2 2 2 0, 0, 2 24( ) n' n' n' q C n' q C G x x ′ Γ → Γ + Γ − Γ + Γ (34) which becomes dependent on qx (the integration variable of ,n' n'P ) and q'x (the integration variable of 0,n'P ). The later means that the derivative of Gaussians now enters the integrand of the double-integral ...q q'dx dx∫ ∫ , and calcula- tions become more complicated. Moreover, the averaging over the fluctuational field changes the factor 2 2 2 3/2 1 ( ) n' n' n' q Cx Γ → Γ Γ + Γ (35) reducing electron scattering. As a result, conductivity vari- ations near / =c mω ω aquire the broadening which agrees Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 825 Yu.P. Monarkha with experimental data. Still, the new factor of Eq. (35) leads to a more rapid decrease of the amplitude of oscilla- tions with m than it is observed. Thus, Eq. (34) gives a reasonable approximation describing the effect of Cou- lomb broadening of conductivity oscillations induced by the MW, while the replacement of Eq. (35) is expected to be improved in a more accurate treatment. For example, the procedure of averaging of mwν , taken in the form con- taining the derivative /f∂ ∂ε , results in a different re- placement: 2 2 1/2( )n' n q Cx′Γ → Γ + Γ . In the inelastic model discussed here, the amplitude of oscillations does not depend on the orientation of the linear polarization of the microwave field because =⊥χ χ  . This is in contrast with the results found for the displacement model and illustrated in Fig. 1. For semiconductor systems, the same conclusion was drown previously [8]. Regarding the circular polarization, the both mechanisms of MIRO give the same dependence on the polarization index =s ± described by the factors =± ±χ χ . This dependence on the polarization index follows directly from the classical pa- rameter ( )tξ entering the Landau–Floquet wave function. According to Eq. (10), the amplitude of ( )tξ depends strongly on the sign of b . The most obvious example is that the classical CR vanishes if = 1b − ( =s − ). The differ- ence between +χ and −χ is strong for a few lowest = 2, 3, ...m , and it decreases with / cω ω . Typical magnetoconductivity oscillations, obtained for the inelastic model including the Coulomb interaction as described in Eqs. (34) and (35), are shown in Fig. 3. Here we considered two circular polarizations. The amplitude of oscillations is significantly larger if the polarization vector rotates in phase with respect to the cyclotron rotation (in our notations =s + ). A similar dependence of MW in- duced oscillations on a choice of the circular polarization were reported for different versions of the displacement model applied to a degenerate 2D electron system [32,33]. Dependencies of the amplitude of magnetoconductivity oscillations on the MW polarization obtained here are valid only for small values of the parameter ,sβ q given in Eq. (14), when we can neglect multi-photon processes and expand the Bessel function 1 ,( )sJ β q . For the system of SEs on liquid helium, these conditions are fulfilled if > 1m . It should be noted that in a semiconductor 2D electron system, the microwave induced resistance oscillations and the zero resistance regions are notably immune to the sense of circular polarization [34]. This can be regarded as a cru- cial test for theories. Obviously, the circular polarization immunity of the photoconductivity can not be reconciled with the displacement and inelastic mechanisms of MIRO. On the other hand, for SEs on liquid helium, the many-elec- tron treatment of the inelastic model results in an oscillation- amplitude consistent with experimental observations [20]. One may assume that magnetoconductivity oscillations ob- served for SEs on liquid helium and MIRO reported for GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures are caused by different me- chanisms. Therefore, circular-polarization-dependent meas- urements of photoconductivity response of SEs at CR har- monics are of great interest. 6. Conclusions Summarizing, we developed a theoretical approach which enabled us to obtain the dependence of MW-induced dc magnetoconductivity oscillations on the MW polarization in a nondegenerate 2D electron system bound to the free surface of liquid helium. Probabilities of photon-assisted scattering of surface electrons by capillary-wave quanta (ripplons) are shown to be well described using Landau– Floquet states which include the microwave field and the dc electric field in a nonperturbative exact way. The pho- toconductivity is found expanding the average probability of a momentum exchange in the dc electric field. Photon- assisted scattering affects the magnetoconductivity in two different ways by changing directly the momentum ex- change between SEs and ripplons (the displacement model), and changing the distribution function of excited Landau levels (the inelastic model). The effect of strong Coulomb interaction is described considering an ensemble of elec- trons moving fast in a quasi-uniform internal electric field of the fluctuational origin. We found that the ratio of oscillation-amplitudes ob- tained for MW fields of different polarizations is described by a simple analytical form. Contributions of the both the- oretical models to the photoconductivity of SEs are shown to be very sensitive to a change of circular polarization, if the parameter / cω ω is not large. For different circular po- larizations, the ratio of oscillation-amplitudes is the same in the both models. This is caused by the nature of photon- assisted scattering whose strength depends on the ampli- Fig. 3. Magnetoconductivity of SEs on liquid helium exposed to the MW field with = 10 V/cmacE calculated for two circular polarizations: s = − (dashed) and s = + (solid). Other conditions are the same as in Fig. 1 826 Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2017, v. 43, No. 6 Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations tude of classical motion sensitive to a circular polarization. On the contrary, the displacement and inelastic models respond differently to a change of the direction of the MW field having a linear polarization. In the displacement mo- del, the oscillation-amplitude depends strongly on whether the MW electric field is parallel or perpendicular to the dc electric field. At the same time, the inelastic model is in- sensitive to a change of linear polarization. Therefore, an experiment with MW fields of different circular polariza- tions could be a test for photon-assisted scattering, while an experiment with different linear polarizations could be a test for particular mechanisms of magnetooscillations. 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The dependence of radiation-induced dc magnetoconductivity oscillations on the microwave polarization is theoretically studied for a two-dimensional system of strongly interacting electrons formed on the surface of liquid helium. Two different theoretical mechanisms of magnetooscillations (the displacement and inelastic models) are investigated. We found that both models are similarly sensitive to a change of circular polarization, but they respond differently to a change of linear polarization. Theoretical results are compared with the recent observation of a photoconductivity response at cyclotron-resonance harmonics.
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Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
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spellingShingle Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
Monarkha, Yu.P.
Квантовые жидкости и квантовые кpисталлы
title Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
title_full Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
title_fullStr Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
title_full_unstemmed Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
title_short Polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
title_sort polarization dependence of microwave-induced magnetoconductivity oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas on liquid helium
topic Квантовые жидкости и квантовые кpисталлы
topic_facet Квантовые жидкости и квантовые кpисталлы
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