arXiv · cond-mat/0303429
Fractional Quantum Hall Effect of Composite Fermions
Abstract
In a GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well of electron density 1x10^{11} cm^{-2} we observe a fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) at filling factors nu=4/11, and 5/13, and weaker states at nu=6/17, 4/13, 5/17 and 7/11. These sequences of fractions do not fit into the standard series of integral quantum Hall effects (IQHE) of composite fermions (CF) at nu=p/(2mp +/- 1). They rather can be regarded as the FQHE of CFs attesting to residual interactions between these composite particles. In tilted magnetic fields the nu=4/11 state remains unchanged, strongly suggesting it to be spin-polarized. The weak nu=7/11 state vanishes quickly with tilt.
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W. Pan, H. L. Stormer, D. C. Tsui, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. Baldwin, K. W. West. 2003-03-20. Fractional Quantum Hall Effect of Composite Fermions. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.90.016801
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