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We study theoretically transitions of a double quantum-dot qubit caused by nonequilibrium charge fluctuations in a nearby quantum point contact (QPC) used as a detector. We show that these transitions are related to the fundamental…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-05-05 C. E. Young , A. A. Clerk

The scaling property of level statistics in the quantum Hall regime, i.e. 2D disordered electron systems subject to strong magnetic fields, is analyzed numerically in the light of the random matrix theory. The energy dependences of the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Y. Ono , T. Ohtsuki , B. Kramer

Quantum dots are an important model system for thermoelectric phenomena, and may be used to enhance the thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency in functional materials. It is therefore important to obtain a detailed understanding…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 S. Fahlvik Svensson , A. I. Persson , E. A. Hoffmann , N. Nakpathomkun , H. A. Nilsson , H. Q. Xu , L. Samuelson , H. Linke

We present a methodology based on quantum mechanics for assigning quantum conductivity when an ac field is applied across a variable gap between two plasmonic nanoparticles with an insulator sandwiched between them. The quantum tunneling…

The electronic distribution functions of two Coulomb coupled chiral edge states forming a quasi-1D system with broken translation invariance are found using the equation of motion approach. We find that relaxation and thereby energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-01-28 Anders Mathias Lunde , Simon E. Nigg , Markus Buttiker

A recent experiment [Cohen et al., Science 382, 542 (2023)] observed a robustly quantized $e^2/2h$ conductance in a quantum point contact between fractional quantum Hall edges (a quantum Hall transformer), which then vanishes at low…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-23 Stuart Yi-Thomas , Jay D. Sau

Split-gate constrictions can be used to produce controllable scattering in a fractional quantum Hall state and constitute a very versatile model system for the investigation of non-Fermi physics in edge states. Controllable inter-edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-03-24 Stefano Roddaro , Vittorio Pellegrini , Fabio Beltram

We revisit the problem of the plateau transition in the integer quantum Hall effect. Here we develop an analytical approach for this transition, based on the theory of conformal restriction. This is a mathematical theory that was recently…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2012-10-29 E. Bettelheim , I. A. Gruzberg , A. W. W. Ludwig

The description of a measuring process, such as that which occurs when a quantum point contact (QPC) detector is influenced by a nearby external electron which can take up two possible positions, provides a interesting application of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Stodolsky

The quantum Hall effect arises from the interplay between localized and extended states that form when electrons, confined to two dimensions, are subject to a perpendicular magnetic field. The effect involves exact quantization of all the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Ilani , J. Martin , E. Teitelbaum , J. H. Smet , D. Mahalu , V. Umansky , A. Yacoby

The fractional quantum Hall (FQH) effect gives rise to abundant topological phases, presenting an ultimate platform for studying the transport of edge states. Generic FQH edge contains multiple edge modes, commonly including the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-07-03 Misha Yutushui , Jinhong Park , Alexander D. Mirlin

With non-invasive methods, we investigate ground and excited states of a lateral quantum dot. Charge detection via a quantum point contact is used to map the dot dynamics in a regime where the current through the dot is too low for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. C. Rogge , B. Harke , C. Fricke , F. Hohls , M. Reinwald , W. Wegscheider , R. J. Haug

The semi-classical study of the integer Quantum Hall conductivity is investigated for electrons in a bi-periodic potential $V(x,y)$. The Hall conductivity is due to the tunnelling effect and we concentrate our study to potentials having…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 Frederic Faure , Bernard Parisse

We present a consistent description of the current distribution in the quantum Hall effect, based on two main ingredients: the location of the extended states and the distribution of the electric field. We show that the interaction between…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Tsemekhman , V. Tsemekhman , C. Wexler

Coupled quantum Hall edge channels show intriguing non-trivial modes, for example, charge and neutral modes at Landau level filling factors 2 and 2/3. We propose an appropriate and effective model with Coulomb interaction and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-10 Toshimasa Fujisawa , Chaojing Lin

The conductance for tunneling through a point contact between two $\nu =1/3$ quantum Hall edges is described by a universal scaling function, which has recently been measured experimentally. We compute this universal function exactly, by…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 P. Fendley , A. W. W. Ludwig , H. Saleur

We investigate several aspects of the thermodynamic geometry for a quantum fluid with square-well interactions using a third-order perturbation theory framework based on the path-integral-necklace analogy. A comparison is made between the…

Quantum point contacts are fundamental building blocks for mesoscopic transport experiments and play an important role in recent interference- and fractional quantum Hall experiments. However, it is not clear how electron-electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-07 C. Rössler , S. Baer , E. de Wiljes , P. -L. Ardelt , T. Ihn , K. Ensslin , C. Reichl , W. Wegscheider

We show an electron interferometer between a quantum point contact (QPC) and a scanning gate microscope (SGM) tip in a two-dimensional electron gas. The QPC and SGM tip act as reflective barriers of a lossy cavity; the conductance through…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-09-21 M. P. Jura , M. A. Topinka , M. Grobis , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West , D. Goldhaber-Gordon

A quantum Hall system which is divided into two laterally coupled subsystems by means of a tunneling barrier exhibits a complex Landau level dispersion. Magnetotunneling spectroscopy is employed to investigate the small energy gaps which…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-05 Matthias Habl , Werner Wegscheider