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Microscopic origin of the next generation fractional quantum Hall effect

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

Most of the fractions observed to date belong to the sequences ν=n/(2pn±1)\nu=n/(2pn\pm 1) and ν=1n/(2pn±1)\nu=1-n/(2pn\pm 1), nn and pp integers, understood as the familiar {\em integral} quantum Hall effect of composite fermions. These sequences fail to accommodate, however, many fractions such as ν=4/11\nu=4/11 and 5/13, discovered recently in ultra-high mobility samples at very low temperatures. We show that these "next generation" fractional quantum Hall states are accurately described as the {\em fractional} quantum Hall effect of composite fermions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0404079,
  title  = {Microscopic origin of the next generation fractional quantum Hall effect},
  author = {C. -C Chang and J. K. Jain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0404079},
  year   = {2009}
}