COMPOSITE FERMIONS TRAVERSING A POTENTIAL BARRIER

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作者
BREY, L [1 ]
TEJEDOR, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,DEPT FIS MAT CONDENSADA,E-28049 MADRID,SPAIN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 23期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.17259
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Using a composite-fermion picture, we study the lateral transport between two two-dimensional electron gases, at filling factor 1/2, separated by a potential barrier. In the mean-field approximation, composite fermions far from the barrier are unaffected by a magnetic field while in the barrier region the effective magnetic field is different from zero. This produces a cutoff in the conductance when represented as a function of the thickness and height of the barrier. There is a range of barrier heights for which an incompressible liquid, at ν=1/3, exists in the barrier region. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:17259 / 17262
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