A two-dimensional Wigner crystal (Review Article)

The current state of theoretical and experimental studies of the Wigner crystallization of a two-dimensional electron gas is reviewed. The Wigner crystal (WC) has first been observed experimentally in a two-dimensional electron system on the surface of liquid helium in 1979. This success was favored...

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Published in:Low temperature physics (Woodbury, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-12, Vol.38 (12), p.1067-1095
Main Authors: Monarkha, Yu. P., Syvokon, V. E.
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Gallium arsenide
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Low temperature physics
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