Composite fermion liquid to Wigner solid transition in the lowest Landau level of zinc oxide

D. Maryenko; A. McCollam; J. Falson; Y. Kozuka; J. Bruin; U. Zeitler; M. Kawasaki

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06834-6

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Composite fermion liquid to Wigner solid transition in the lowest Landau level of zinc oxide

D. Maryenko,
A. McCollam,
J. Falson,
Y. Kozuka,
J. Bruin,
U. Zeitler,
M. Kawasaki

Affiliations

D. Maryenko: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
A. McCollam: High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML-EMFL) and Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University
J. Falson: Department of Applied Physics and Quantum-Phase Electronics Center (QPEC), The University of Tokyo
Y. Kozuka: Department of Applied Physics and Quantum-Phase Electronics Center (QPEC), The University of Tokyo
J. Bruin: High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML-EMFL) and Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University
U. Zeitler: High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML-EMFL) and Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University
M. Kawasaki: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06834-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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In two-dimensional electron systems, strong Coulomb interactions lead to the formation of new phases. Here the authors observe a transition between two of these correlated phases, a composite fermion liquid and Wigner solid, in a zinc oxide heterostructure.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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