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Quantum Hall Effect: Current Distribution and the Role of Measurement

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Based on very general arguments we show that for any geometry of the experiment, in the regime when the measurement leads to a quantized Hall conductivity, almost the entire current injected into the sample is carried by the bulk states. The crucial role of the contacts equilibrating different edge channels is emphasized.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9507113,
  title  = {Quantum Hall Effect: Current Distribution and the Role of Measurement},
  author = {K. Tsemekhman and V. Tsemekhman and C. Wexler and D. J. Thouless},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9507113},
  year   = {2007}
}

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