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E. D. Adams

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arXiv2008

Experimental studies of the fractional quantum Hall effect in the first excited Landau level

We present a spectrum of experimental data on the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) states in the first excited Landau level, obtained in an ultrahigh mobility two-dimensional electron system (2DES) and at very low temperatures and report the following results: For the even-denominator FQHE states, the sample dependence of the nu=5/2 state clearly shows that disorder plays an important role in determining the energy gap at nu=5/2. For the developing nu=19/8 FQHE state the temperature dependence of the Rxx minimum implies an energy gap of ~5mK.The energy gaps of the odd-denominator FQHE states at nu=7/3 and 8/3 also increase with decreasing disorder, similar to the gap at 5/2 state. Unexpectedly and contrary to earlier data on lower mobility samples, in this ultra-high quality specimen, the nu=13/5 state is missing, while its particle-hole conjugate state, the nu=12/5 state, is a fully developed FQHE state. We speculate that this disappearance might indicate a spin polarization of the nu=13/5 state. Finally, the temperature dependence is studied for the two-reentrant integer quantum Hall states around nu=5/2 and is found to show a very narrow temperature range for the transition from quantized to classical value.

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arXiv2007

Giant viscosity enhancement in a spin-polarized Fermi liquid

The viscosity is measured for a Fermi liquid, a dilute $^3$He-$^4$He mixture, under extremely high magnetic field/temperature conditions ($B \leq 14.8$ T, $T \geq 1.5$ mK). The spin splitting energy $μB$ is substantially greater than the Fermi energy $k_B T_F$; as a consequence the polarization tends to unity and s-wave quasiparticle scattering is suppressed for $T \ll T_F$. Using a novel composite vibrating-wire viscometer an enhancement of the viscosity is observed by a factor of more than 500 over its low-field value. Good agreement is found between the measured viscosity and theoretical predictions based upon a $t$-matrix formalism.

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arXiv2005

Quantization of the diagonal resistance: Density gradients and the empirical resistance rule in a 2D system

We have observed quantization of the diagonal resistance, R_xx, at the edges of several quantum Hall states. Each quantized R_xx value is close to the difference between the two adjacent Hall plateaus in the off-diagonal resistance, R_xy. Peaks in R_xx occur at different positions in positive and negative magnetic fields. Practically all R_xx features can be explained quantitatively by a ~1%/cm electron density gradient. Therefore, R_xx is determined by R_xy and unrelated to the diagonal resistivity rho_xx. Our findings throw an unexpected light on the empirical resistivity rule for 2D systems.

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arXiv2004

Tilt Induced Localization and Delocalization in the Second Landau Level

We have investigated the behavior of electronic phases of the second Landau level under tilted magnetic fields. The fractional quantum Hall liquids at $ν=$2+1/5 and 2+4/5 and the solid phases at $ν=$2.30, 2.44, 2.57, and 2.70 are quickly destroyed with tilt. This behavior can be interpreted as a tilt driven localization of the 2+1/5 and 2+4/5 fractional quantum Hall liquids and a delocalization through melting of solid phases in the top Landau level, respectively. The evolution towards the classical Hall gas of the solid phases is suggestive of antiferromagnetic ordering.

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arXiv2004

Electron correlation in the second Landau level; a competition between many, nearly degenerate quantum phases

At a very low temperature of 9mK, electrons in the 2nd Landau level of an extremely high mobility two-dimensional electron system exhibit a very complex electronic behavior. With varying filling factor, quantum liquids of different origins compete with several insulating phases leading to an irregular pattern in the transport parameters. We observe a fully developed $ν=2+2/5$ state separated from the even-denominator $ν=2+1/2$ state by an insulating phase and a $ν=2+2/7$ and $ν=2+1/5$ state surrounded by such phases. A developing plateau at $ν=2+3/8$ points to the existence of other even-denominator states.

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arXiv2002

New Evidence for Zero-Temperature Relaxation in a Spin-Polarized Fermi Liquid

Spin-echo experiments are reported for 3He-4He solutions under extremely high B/T conditions, B=14.75 T and T >= 1.73 mK. The 3He concentration x_3 was adjusted close to the value x_c = 3.8% at which the spin rotation parameter muM_0 vanishes. In this way the transverse and longitudinal spin diffusion coefficients D_perp, D_parallel were measured while keeping |muM_0| < 1. It is found that the temperature dependence of D_perp deviates strongly from 1/T^2, with anisotropy temperature T_a = 4.26 +/- 0.18 mK. This value is close to the theoretical prediction for dilute solutions, and suggests that spin current relaxation remains finite as the temperature tends to zero.

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arXiv1999

Exact Quantization of Even-Denominator Fractional Quantum Hall State at $ν$=5/2 Landau Level Filling Factor

We report ultra-low temperature experiments on the obscure fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) at Landau level filling factor $ν$=5/2 in a very high mobility specimen of $μ=1.7 \times 10^7$ cm$^2$/Vs. We achieve an electron temperature as low as $\sim$ 4~mK, where we observe vanishing $R_{xx}$ and, for the first time, a quantized Hall resistance, $R_{xy}=h/(5/2e^2)$ to within 2 ppm. $R_{xy}$ at the neighboring odd-denominator states $ν$=7/3 and 8/3 is also quantized. The temperature dependences of the $R_{xx}$-minima at these fractional fillings yield activation energy gaps $Δ_{5/2}$=0.11K, $Δ_{7/3}$=0.10K, and $Δ_{8/3}$=0.055K.

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