The Aharonov-Bohm effect in the fractional quantum Hall regime

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作者
Franklin, JDF [1 ]
Zailer, I [1 ]
Ford, CJB [1 ]
Simpson, PJ [1 ]
Frost, JEF [1 ]
Ritchie, DA [1 ]
Simmons, MY [1 ]
Pepper, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
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英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0039-6028(96)00320-2
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have investigated experimentally resonant tunnelling through single-particle states formed around an antidot by a magnetic field, in the fractional quantum Hall regime. For 1/3 filling factor around the antidot, Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are observed with the same magnetic field period as in the integer quantum Hall regime. All our measurements are consistent with quasiparticles of fractional charge e*. However, the results are also consistent with particles of any charge (greater than or equal to e*) as the system must rearrange every time the flux enclosed increases by h/e.
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