Abstract
Using Coulomb drag as a probe, we explore the excitonic phase transition in quantum Hall bilayers at νT=1 as a function of Zeeman energy EZ. The critical layer separation (d/ℓ)c for exciton condensation initially increases rapidly with EZ, but then reaches a maximum and begins a gentle decline. At high EZ, where both the excitonic phase at small d/ℓ and the compressible phase at large d/ℓ are fully spin polarized, we find that the width of the transition, as a function of d/ℓ, is much larger than at small EZ and persists in the limit of zero temperature. We discuss these results in the context of two models in which the system contains a mixture of the two fluids.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 016801 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy