5/2 state in high election density gallium arsenide/aluminum gallium arsenide quantum well

dc.contributor.advisorDu, Rui-Ruien_US
dc.creatorZhang, Chien_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-25T02:07:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2011-07-25T02:07:17Zen_US
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractThis Master of Science Thesis is concerned with electronic transport in the higher Landau levels (LL) in a two-dimensional electron system, where novel many-body electronic phases have been observed. Particular attention is paid to the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall states at LL filling factors 5/2 and 7/2, and the anisotropic states at 9/2 and 11/2. In a high electron density (n = 6.3 x 10 11cm-2), high mobility (mu = 1 x 107cm2/Vs) modulation-doped GaAs/Al0.24Ga 0.76As quantum well, we observed the nu = 5/2 quantum Hall plateau at a high magnetic field B = 10 T. In contrast to previous findings in a lower density system, electronic transport at nu = 9/2 and nu = 11/2 is essentially isotropic. Anisotropic transport at 9/2 and 11/2 can be induced by an in-plane magnetic field, B//. Depending on the B// direction, the nu = 5/2 diagonal resistances in a high B// either remain isotropic or become strongly anisotropic. Our data suggest a new regime for electronic transport in higher LLs.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2010 ZHANGen_US
dc.identifier.citationZhang, Chi. "5/2 state in high election density gallium arsenide/aluminum gallium arsenide quantum well." (2010) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62186">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62186</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/62186en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectCondensed matter physicsen_US
dc.title5/2 state in high election density gallium arsenide/aluminum gallium arsenide quantum wellen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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