COLLAPSE OF INTEGER HALL GAPS IN A DOUBLE-QUANTUM-WELL SYSTEM

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作者
MACDONALD, AH [1 ]
PLATZMAN, PM [1 ]
BOEBINGER, GS [1 ]
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.775
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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For coupled double-quantum-well systems in which tunneling is important, the symmetric to antisymmetric energy gap leads to a quantum Hall effect. In this Letter we show that interaction effects in strong magnetic fields can destroy this gap, and present a theory which predicts the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a quantum Hall effect. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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