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Quantum resistance standard accuracy close to the zero-dissipation state

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2013-08-26 v3

Abstract

We report on a comparison of four GaAs/AlGaAs-based quantum resistance standards using an original technique adapted from the well-known Wheatstone bridge. This work shows that the quantized Hall resistance at Landau level filling factor ν=2\nu=2 can be reproducible with a relative uncertainty of 32×101232\times 10^{-12} in the dissipationless limit of the quantum Hall effect regime. In the presence of a very small dissipation characterized by a mean macroscopic longitudinal resistivity Rxx(B)ˉ\bar{R_{xx}(B)} of a few μΩ\mu\Omega, the discrepancy ΔRH(B)\Delta R_{\mathrm{H}}(B) measured on the Hall plateau between quantum Hall resistors turns out to follow the so-called resistivity rule Rxx(B)ˉ=αB×d(ΔRH(B))/dB\bar{R_{xx}(B)}=\alpha B\times d(\Delta R_{\mathrm{H}}(B))/dB. While the dissipation increases with the measurement current value, the coefficient α\alpha stays constant in the range investigated (40120μA40-120 \mathrm{\mu A}). This result enlightens the impact of the dissipation emergence in the two-dimensional electron gas on the Hall resistance quantization, which is of major interest for the resistance metrology. The quantum Hall effect is used to realize a universal resistance standard only linked to the electron charge \emph{e} and the Planck's constant \emph{h} and it is known to play a central role in the upcoming revised \emph{Syst\`eme International} of units. There are therefore fundamental and practical benefits in testing the reproducibility property of the quantum Hall effect with better and better accuracy.

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@article{arxiv.1301.5241,
  title  = {Quantum resistance standard accuracy close to the zero-dissipation state},
  author = {Félicien Schopfer and Wilfrid Poirier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.5241},
  year   = {2013}
}

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6 pages, 6 figures

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