Transition from an Electron Solid to the Sequence of Fractional Quantum Hall States at Very Low Landau Level Filling Factor
W. Pan, H. L. Störmer, D. C. Tsui, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. Baldwin, K. W. West
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W. Pan, H. L. Störmer, D. C. Tsui, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. Baldwin, K. W. West
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At low Landau level filling of a two-dimensional electron system, typically associated with the formation of an electron crystal, we observe local minima in ${R}_{\mathrm{xx}}$ at filling factors $\ensuremath{\nu}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}2/11$, 3/17, 3/19, 2/13, 1/7, 2/15, 2/17, and 1/9. Each of these developing fractional quantum Hall (FQHE) states appears only above a filling-factor-specific temperature. This can be interpreted as the melting of an electron crystal and subsequent FQHE liquid formation. The observed sequence of FQHE states follows the series of composite fermion states emanating from $\ensuremath{\nu}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1/6$ and $\ensuremath{\nu}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1/8$.
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At low Landau level filling of a two-dimensional electron system, typically associated with the formation of an electron crystal, we observe local minima in ${R}_{\mathrm{xx}}$ at filling factors $\ensuremath{\nu}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}2/11$, 3/17, 3/19, 2/13, 1/7, 2/15, 2/17, and 1/9. Each of these developing fractional quantum Hall (FQHE) states appears only above a filling-factor-specific temperature. This can be interpreted as the melting of an electron crystal and subsequent FQHE liquid formation. The observed sequence of FQHE states follows the series of composite fermion states emanating from $\ensuremath{\nu}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1/6$ and $\ensuremath{\nu}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1/8$.
Key concepts: Composite fermion, Landau quantization, Fractional quantum Hall effect, Filling factor, Quantum Hall effect, Condensed matter physics, Physics, Electron