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We experimentally study the phase diagram of the integer quantized Hall effect, as a function of density and magnetic field. We used a two dimensional hole system confined in a Ge/SiGe quantum well, where all energy levels are resolved,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Hilke , D. Shahar , S. H. Song , D. C. Tsui , Y. H. Xie

Wigner-positive quantum states have the peculiarity to admit a Wigner function that is a genuine probability distribution over phase space. The Shannon differential entropy of the Wigner function of such states -- called Wigner entropy for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 Zacharie Van Herstraeten , Nicolas J. Cerf

We present a numerical study of fractional quantum Hall liquid at Landau level filling factor $\nu=2/3$ in a microscopic model including long-range Coulomb interaction and edge confining potential, based on the disc geometry. We find the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Zi-Xiang Hu , Hua Chen , Kun Yang , E. H. Rezayi , Xin Wan

Two dimensional inversion symmetry ($180^{\circ}$ rotations in the ``Hall plane'' that hosts the incompressible electron fluid that exhibits the quantized Hall effect) is identified as its fundamental unbroken symmetry. A consequence is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-23 F. D. M. Haldane

Integer and fractional quantum Hall effects were studied with different physics models and explained by different physical mechanisms. In this paper, the common physical mechanism for integer and fractional quantum Hall effects is studied,…

General Physics · Physics 2012-01-25 Jianhua wang , Kang Li , Shuming Long , Yi Yuan

For a series of samples with 2D electron systems in dilute Al_x Ga_{1-x}As, with varying x from 0 to 0.8 %, we survey the pinning mode resonances of Wigner solids at the low Landau filling termination of the fractional quantum Hall effect…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 B. -H. Moon , L. W. Engel , D. C. Tsui , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West

In a dilute two-dimensional electron gas, Coulomb interactions can stabilize the formation of a Wigner crystal. Although Wigner crystals are topologically trivial, it has been predicted that electrons in a partially-filled band can break…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-13 Ruiheng Su , Dacen Waters , Boran Zhou , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Ya-Hui Zhang , Matthew Yankowitz , Joshua Folk

The recent experimental observation of quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effects in the rhombohedrally stacked pentalayer graphene has motivated theoretical discussions on the possibility of quantum anomalous Hall crystal (QAHC), a topological…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-06-10 Boran Zhou , Ya-Hui Zhang

Two-component fractional quantum Hall (2C-FQH) states in electron bilayers have been known for decades, yet their experimental realization remained limited to low-order fractions. Here we report on several families of high-order 2C-FQH…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 E. Bell , K. W. Baldwin , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West , M. A. Zudov

This paper investigates interaction-induced symmetry breaking in circular quantum dots. We explain that the anisotropic static Wigner molecule ground states frequently observed in simulations are created by interference effects that occur…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-10-03 Andres Perez Fadon , Gino Cassella , Halvard Sutterud , W. M. C. Foulkes

The one-- and two-- particle densities of up to four interacting electrons with spin, confined within a quasi one--dimensional ``quantum dot'' are calculated by numerical diagonalization. The transition from a dense homogeneous charge…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 K. Jauregui , W. Haeusler , B. Kramer , PTB Braunschweig

Resonant tunneling through a quantum dot weakly coupled to Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids is discussed. The linear conductance due to sequential tunneling is calculated by solving a master equation for temperatures below and above the average…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. Furusaki

We report the first experimental observation of a characteristic nonlinear threshold behavior from dc dynamical response as an evidence for a Wigner crystallization in high-purity GaAs 2D hole systems in zero magnetic field. The system…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Jian Huang , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West

We studied the structural, dynamical properties and melting of a quasi-one-dimensional system of charged particles, interacting through a screened Coulomb potential. The ground state energy was calculated and, depending on the density and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. Piacente , I. V. Schweigert , J. J. Betouras , F. M. Peeters

We have measured the magnetoresistance of a very low density and an extremely high quality two-dimensional hole system. With increasing magnetic field applied perpendicularly to the sample we observe the sequence of insulating, $\nu=1/3$…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. A. Csathy , D. C. Tsui , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West

We study the competition between the Wigner crystal and the Laughlin liquid states in an ultracold quasi two-dimensional rapidly rotating polarized fermionic dipolar gas, and find that the Wigner crystal has a lower energy below a critical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-09 M. A. Baranov , H. Fehrmann , M. Lewenstein

We derive exact physical consequences of particle-hole symmetry of the $\nu=1/2$ state of electrons in a strong magnetic field. We show that if the symmetry is not spontaneously broken, the Hall conductivity and the susceptibility satisfy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-16 Michael Levin , Dam Thanh Son

We investigate the edge reconstruction phenomenon believed to occur in quantum dots in the quantum Hall regime when the filling fraction is nu < 1. Our approach involves the examination of large dots (< 40 electrons) using a partial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eyal Goldmann , Scot R. Renn

The two-dimensional Wigner crystals are studied with the variational quantum Monte Carlo method. The close relationship between the ground-state wavefunction and the collective excitations in the system is illustrated, and used to guide the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Xuejun Zhu , Steven G. Louie

Recent experiments on the twisted semiconductor bilayer system $t$MoTe$_2$ have observed integer and fractional quantum anomalous Hall effects, which occur in topological moir\'e bands at zero magnetic field. Here, we present a global phase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-25 Aidan P. Reddy , Liang Fu