Abstract
In a low-mobility As/InP heterostructure, we find that the quantized Hall resistance plateau, =h/ with i=3, starts developing only when T is below 50 mK. For higher T, the plateau and the associated minimum in the diagonal resistivity can be made to appear by tilting the sample with respect to the B field. We have studied the T dependence of the minimum and deduced the thermal-activation energy (Δ). We find that Δ is 67 times smaller than the Landau-level broadening deduced from the electron mobility. This result implies that there is no gap in the density of states and that, for T>50 mK, the Landau level is spin degenerate. In this higher T range, we observe a power law for the maximum value of d/dB between the i=2 and 4 plateaus, and for the minimum value of /. These exponents are a factor 2 smaller than those for spin-polarized levels.
- Received 26 April 1993
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.48.11416
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