Other even-denominator fractions

  • W. Pan
  • , A. S. Yeh
  • , J. S. Xia
  • , H. L. Stormer
  • , D. C. Tsui
  • , E. D. Adams
  • , L. N. Pfeiffer
  • , K. W. Baldwin
  • , K. W. West

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Abstract

Experimental data on the sequence of fractional quantum Hall effects (FQHE) states around Landau level filling factor v = 1/2 are well explained within the framework of the composite fermion model. Around other even-denominator fractions the situation is less clear, experimentally as well as theoretically. In this paper we report experimental studies at even-denominator fillings at v = 1/4, 3/4, 5/2, etc. We show that the composite fermion picture can be applied successfully to the fractions at v = 1/4 and 3/4. Their effective mass, when normalized to B1/2 (where B is the magnetic field) and their effective g factor are very similar to the composite fermions at v = 1/2 and 3/2. Our ultra-low-temperature study at v = 5/2 shows that this fraction is a true FQHE state, showing vanishing Rxx and a Hall resistance Rxy precisely quantized to h/(5/2e2).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9-16
Number of pages8
JournalPhysica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2001
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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