Electrostatic conveyer for excitons

Phys Rev Lett. 2011 May 13;106(19):196806. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.196806. Epub 2011 May 12.

Abstract

We report on the study of indirect excitons in moving lattices-conveyers created by a set of ac voltages applied to the electrodes on the sample surface. The wavelength of this moving lattice is set by the electrode periodicity, the amplitude is controlled by the applied voltage, and the velocity is controlled by the ac frequency. We found the dynamical localization-delocalization transition for excitons in the conveyers and determined its dependence on exciton density and conveyer amplitude and velocity.