PHOTO-INDUCED QUANTUM HALL CURRENTS IN 2D ELECTRON SYSTEMS

A novel photocurrent effect induced by Terahertz (THz) radiation in two-dimensional (2D) electron systems is reported. It was found that when the system is tuned to electron cyclotron resonance conditions, THz radiation induces a visible signal related to currents flowing in the plane of 2D electron systems without any external bias. This effect is employed as a technique for the study of the integer Quantum Hall samples in the absence of external bias. Our data indicate that at the integer ν the photocurrents are circulating currents in the dissipationless quantum Hall regime.