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Conductance relaxation in the electron glass: microwave versus infrared response
1Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Abstract:
We study the time-dependent conductance of electron glasses excited by electromagnetic radiation at microwave and infrared frequencies. In either case, the conductance G is enhanced during exposure, but its time dependence after the radiation is turned off is qualitatively different depending on the frequency. For comparison, results of excitation produced by a gate voltage and temperature changes are also shown. The glassy nature of the system allows us to demonstrate that the microwave-enhanced conductance is not due to heating. These findings are discussed in terms of an energy E_{c} that characterizes the equilibrium charge distribution of the electron glass.
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