Experimental evidence for a spin-polarized ground state in the ν=5/2 fractional quantum Hall effect

被引:40
作者
Pan, W [1 ]
Stormer, HL
Tsui, DC
Pfeiffer, LN
Baldwin, KW
West, KW
机构
[1] Natl High Magnet Field Lab, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Columbia Univ, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10027 USA
[4] Columbia Univ, Dept Appl Phys, New York, NY 10027 USA
[5] Lucent Technol, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
two-dimensional electron system; field-effect transistor; quantum Hall effect;
D O I
10.1016/S0038-1098(01)00311-8
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We study the v = 5/2 even-denominator fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) over a wide range of magnetic field in a heterojunction insulated gate field-effect transistor (HIGFET). The electron density can be tuned from n = 0-7.6 X 10(11) Cm-2 with a peak mobility mu = 5.5 X 10(6) cm(2) Vs(-1). The v = 5/2 state shows a strong minimum in diagonal resistance and a developing Hall plateau at magnetic fields (B) as high as 12.6 T. The strength of the energy gap varies smoothly with B-field. We interpret these observations as strong evidence for a spin-polarized ground state at v = 5/2. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:641 / 645
页数:5
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