27 research outputs found
Unusual quasiparticles and tunneling conductance in quantum point contacts in fractional quantum Hall systems
Understanding topological matter in the fractional quantum Hall (FQH) effect
requires identifying the nature of edge state quasiparticles. FQH edge state at
the filling factor in the spin-polarized and non-polarized phases is
represented by the two modes of composite fermions (CF) with the parallel or
opposite spins described by the chiral Luttinger liquids. Tunneling through a
quantum point contact (QPC) in such systems between different or similar spin
phases is solved exactly. With the increase of the applied voltage, the QPC
conductance grows from zero and saturates at while a weak electron
tunneling between the edge modes with the same spin transforms into a
backscattering carried by the charge quasiparticles. These unusual
quasiparticles and conductance plateau emerge in the QPC with one or two CF
modes scattering into a single mode, as occurs in these systems. We propose
experiments on the applied voltage and temperature dependence of the QPC
conductance and noise that can shed light on the nature of edge states and FQH
transport.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure + 4-page supplementary material in a single fil
Superconducting diode effect in quasi-one-dimensional systems
The recent observations of the superconducting diode effect pose the
challenge to fully understand the necessary ingredients for non-reciprocal
phenomena in superconductors. In this theoretical work, we focus on the
non-reciprocity of the critical current in a quasi-one-dimensional
superconductor. We define the critical current as the value of the supercurrent
at which the quasiparticle excitation gap closes (depairing). Once the critical
current is exceeded, the quasiparticles can exchange energy with the
superconducting condensate, giving rise to dissipation. Our minimal model can
be microscopically derived as a low-energy limit of a Rashba spin-orbit coupled
superconductor in a Zeeman field. Within the proposed model, we explore the
nature of the non-reciprocal effects of the critical current both analytically
and numerically. Our results quantify how system parameters such as spin-orbit
coupling and quantum confinement affect the strength of the superconducting
diode effect. Our theory provides a complementary description to
Ginzburg-Landau theories of the effect.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure
Quantum interference and electron-electron interactions at strong spin-orbit coupling in disordered systems
Transport and thermodynamic properties of disordered conductors are
considerably modified when the angle through which the electron spin precesses
due to spin-orbit interaction (SOI) during the mean free time becomes
significant. Cooperon and Diffusion equations are solved for the entire range
of strength of SOI. The implications of SOI for the electron-electron
interaction and interference effects in various experimental settings are
discussed.Comment: 4 pages, REVTEX, 1 eps.figure Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Effect of strain on stripe phases in the Quantum Hall regime
Spontaneous breaking of rotational symmetry and preferential orientation of
stripe phases in the quantum Hall regime has attracted considerable
experimental and theoretical effort over the last decade. We demonstrate
experimentally and theoretically that the direction of high and low resistance
of the two-dimensional (2D) hole gas in the quantum Hall regime can be
controlled by an external strain. Depending on the sign of the in-plane shear
strain, the Hartree-Fock energy of holes or electrons is minimized when the
charge density wave (CDW) is oriented along [110] or [1-10] directions. We
suggest that shear strains due to internal electric fields in the growth
direction are responsible for the observed orientation of CDW in pristine
electron and hole samples.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure