English

Elevated Hall Responses as Indicators of Edge Reconstruction

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-04-08 v2

Abstract

We investigate edge reconstruction scenarios in the ν=1\nu = 1 quantum Hall state, focusing on configurations with upstream and downstream charge and neutral modes. Our analysis shows that the coexistence of upstream charge and neutral modes in a multi-terminal geometry can cause pronounced deviations from the expected quantized values of electrical (e2/he^2/h) and thermal (π2kB2T/3h\pi^2 k_\text{B}^{2}T/3h) Hall conductance dictated by bulk-boundary correspondence. In particular, we find that both electrical and thermal Hall conductances can be significantly enhanced -- exceeding twice their unreconstructed values -- offering a clear diagnostic of edge reconstruction.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2505.08746,
  title  = {Elevated Hall Responses as Indicators of Edge Reconstruction},
  author = {Sampurna Karmakar and Amulya Ratnakar and Sourin Das},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.08746},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

12 pages, 4 figures; investigation of excess shot noise is included to provide a deeper insight into the role of upstream neutral modes and equilibration processes; version accepted for publication in Physical Review B