Influence of substrate charge on electron transport in narrow conducting channel

Abstract

The electron transport in inhomogeneous quasi-one-dimensional conducting channels on the liquid helium surface are studied in the temperature range 0.6-1.5 K. Inhomogeneities are created by charging the substrate on which the conducting channels are formed. It has been established that the electron conductivity practically does not depend on temperature at some substrate charge. The results obtained are explained by localization of carriers and creation of electron polarons.