Lateral superlattices on parabolic quantum wells

Lateral superlattices have been fabricated on AlGaAs parabolic quantum wells. Two electrical subbands occupied in the growth direction lead to two sets of classical commensurability oscillations, each characterized by a different Fermi velocity. The dominant features can be explained by combining quantum-mechanical subband occupation and classical commensurability oscillations. The potential modulation of the lateral superlattice can be tuned by the nanopatterned top gate as well as by a back gate electrode.