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  • Title: Unusual Quasiparticles and Tunneling Conductance in Quantum Point Contacts in ν=2/3 Fractional Quantum Hall Systems.
    Author: Ponomarenko V, Lyanda-Geller Y.
    Journal: Phys Rev Lett; 2024 Aug 16; 133(7):076503. PubMed ID: 39213542.
    Abstract:
    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 ν=2/3 in the spin-polarized and unpolarized 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) 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 e^{2}/2h while a weak electron tunneling between the edge modes with the same spin transforms into a backscattering carried by the charge q=e/2 quasiparticles. These unusual quasiparticles and conductance plateau emerge when one or two CF spin-polarized modes in the QPC tunnel into a single mode. 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.
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