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We study the spectral properties of infinite rectangular quantum graphs in the presence of a magnetic field. We study how these properties are affected when three-dimensionality is considered, in particular, the chaological properties. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-10 N. Goldman , P. Gaspard

An effective Hamiltonian for the study of the quantum Hall effect is proposed. This Hamiltonian, which includes a ``current-current" interaction has the form of a Hamiltonian for a conformal field theory in the large $N$ limit. An order…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 G. Nagao

We study localization in layered, three-dimensional conductors in strong magnetic fields. We demonstrate the existence of three phases - insulator, metal and quantized Hall conductor - in the two-dimensional parameter space obtained by…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-08-05 J. T. Chalker , A. Dohmen

The search for topologically non-trivial states of matter has become an important goal for condensed matter physics. Here, we give a theoretical introduction to the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect based on magnetic topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-22 Jing Wang , Biao Lian , Shou-Cheng Zhang

In a recent Rapid Communication ``Observation of the $\nu=1$ quantum Hall effect in a strongly localized two-dimensional system,'' Shahar, Tsui, and Cunningham reported a disorder --- magnetic field phase diagram for the integer quantum…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 S. V. Kravchenko

The quantum anomalous Hall effect is defined as a quantized Hall effect realized in a system without external magnetic field. Quantum anomalous Hall effect is a novel manifestation of topological structure in many-electron systems, and may…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-31 Chao-Xing Liu , Shou-Cheng Zhang , Xiao-Liang Qi

The quantum Hall effect in the three-dimensional anisotropic tight-binding electrons is investigated in the field-induced spin density wave phases with a magnetic field tilted to any direction. The Hall conductivity, $\sigma_{xy}$ and…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Yasumasa Hasegawa

We discuss the effect of dissipation on quantum phase transitions. In particular we concentrate on the Superconductor to Insulator and Quantum-Hall to Insulator transitions. By invoking a phenomenological parameter $\alpha$ to describe the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Aharon Kapitulnik , Nadya Mason , Steven A. Kivelson , Sudip Chakravarty

The physics of the fractional quantum Hall effect is the physics of interacting electrons confined to a macroscopically degenerate Landau level. In this Chapter we discuss the theory of the quantum Hall effect in systems where the electrons…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 S. M. Girvin , A. H. MacDonald

The quantum Hall effect is investigated in a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas on the surface of a cylinder. The novel topology leads to a spatially varying filling factor along the current path. The resulting inhomogeneous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-11-01 K. -J. Friedland , A. Siddiki , R. Hey , H. Kostial , A. Riedel , D. K. Maude

A two-dimensional array of quantum dots in a magnetic field is considered. The electrons in the quantum dots are described as unitary random matrix ensembles. The strength of the magnetic field is such that there is half a flux quantum per…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 K. Ziegler

The quantum Hall effect emerges when two-dimensional samples are subjected to strong magnetic fields at low temperatures: Topologically protected edge states cause a quantized Hall conductivity in multiples of $e^2/h$. Here we show that the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-10-11 Börge Göbel , Ingrid Mertig

The discovery of the quantum Hall effect (QHE) in 1980 marked a turning point in condensed matter physics: given appropriate experimental conditions, the Hall conductivity {\sigma}_xy of a two-dimensional (2D) electron system is exactly…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-06-13 Johannes Gooth , Stanislaw Galeski , Tobias Meng

We use magnetotransport in dual-gated magnetic topological insulator heterostructures to map out a phase diagram of the topological Hall and quantum anomalous Hall effects as a function of the chemical potential (primarily determined by the…

We consider the problem of quantum and classical phase transitions in double-layer quantum Hall systems at $\nu=1/m$ (m odd integers) from a long-wavelength statistical mechanics viewpoint. We derive an explicit mapping of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 Lian Zheng

Double layer quantum Hall systems have interesting properties associated with interlayer correlations. At $\nu =1/m$ where $m$ is an odd integer they exhibit spontaneous symmetry breaking equivalent to that of spin $1/2$ easy-plane…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Kun Yang , K. Moon , L. Zheng , A. H. MacDonald , S. M. Girvin , D. Yoshioka , Shou-Cheng Zhang

Possible phase transitions between incompressible quantum Hall states and compressible three-dimensional states are discussed for infinite-layer electron systems in strong magnetic field. By variational Monte Carlo calculation, relative…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Sei Suzuki , Yoshio Kuramoto

We give a perspective on the Hofstadter butterfly (fractal energy spectrum in magnetic fields), which we have shown to arise specifically in three-dimensional(3D) systems in our previous work. (i) We first obtain the `phase diagram' on a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Koshino , H. Aoki , T. Osada , K. Kuroki , S. Kagoshima

Quasiperiodically driven fermionic systems can support topological phases not realized in equilibrium. The fermions are localized in the bulk, but support quantized energy currents at the edge. These phases were discovered through an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-19 David M. Long , Philip J. D. Crowley , Anushya Chandran

The quantum anomalous Hall effect refers to the quantization of Hall effect in the absence of applied magnetic field. The quantum anomalous Hall effect is of topological nature and well suited for field-free resistance metrology and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-09-21 Hang Chi , Jagadeesh S. Moodera