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Outline: Introduction: materials, transport, Hall effects

Outline: Introduction: materials, transport, Hall effects Composite particles – FQHE, statistical transformations Quasiparticle charge and statistics Higher Landau levels Other parts of spectrum: non-equilibrium effects, electron solid? Multicomponent systems: Bilayers. Overview

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Outline: Introduction: materials, transport, Hall effects

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  1. Outline: • Introduction: materials, transport, Hall effects • Composite particles – FQHE, statistical transformations • Quasiparticle charge and statistics • Higher Landau levels • Other parts of spectrum: non-equilibrium effects, electron solid? • Multicomponent systems: Bilayers • Overview • High magnetic fields – the electron solid • Low magnetic fields – response to radiation

  2. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects • overview: now examine physics at the extreme ends of the magnetic field spectrum 1) An old problem at high B-field, the proposed electron solid: what happens out here 2) A new finding near zero B-field, radiation induced oscillations Pan PRL ‘02

  3. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects A. overview: some numbers Contrast high and low field values using standard density 1x1011cm-2 0.1 Tesla 15 Tesla Length scales: magnetic length 813 Å 66 Å cyclotron radius 5220 Å 35 Å interparticle spacing 350Å Energy scales: Coulomb energy 16 K 193 K spin gap 0.03 K 4.3 K cyclotron energy 2 K 301 K Different processes to consider: high field = magnetic localization =>loss of collective effects low field = no kinetic energy quenching => single particle physics

  4. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. High magnetic fields – the electron solid uncorrelated Competition between collective effects (solid or liquid) and magnetic freeze-out Ground state is expected to be Wigner solid for sufficiently large rs at given small filling factor: The fqhe states may be in competition with this, or The ordering may be interrupted by defects, which if sufficiently strong, could localize the electrons. solid Pinned solid Solid = both positional and orientational order Magnetically localized, or severly pinned = glass

  5. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid “Theoretical” phase diagram (numerical studies) 100 Simple models for the electron solid: Given rs and filling factor n, what is expected for the phases and in transport? rs solid 50 liquid 0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 Filling factor

  6. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid R B • The pinned electron state should have two characteristics • In transport: • Insulating in the d.c. limit. • Oscillation modes of the electron solid about the pinning sites.

  7. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid For pinned solid or glassy solid, expect transport to show insulated properties These are indeed apparent Jiang PRL ‘89

  8. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid For pinned solid or glassy solid, expect transport to show insulated properties These are indeed apparent Temperature dependence of this large resistance part of the spectrum is T~ exp(D/kT) Jiang PRL ‘89

  9. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid If this represents a correlated state, then its energy must be close to that of the fqhe states over some B-field range Re-entrant 1/5 state observed for electrons Jiang PRL ‘89

  10. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid At low densities (large rs) re-entrance observed around 1/3 in holes, due to the larger effective mass Csathy PRL ‘05

  11. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid At low densities (large rs) re-entrance observed around 1/3: leads to an interesting phase diagram Csathy PRL ‘05

  12. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid Transition from liquids to insulating complex: Higher temperatures can reveal FQHE states Pan PRL ‘02

  13. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid For pinned solid or glassy solid, expect transport to show insulated state What other properties distinguish a solid from a liquid? What other tests can be performed? Jiang PRL ‘89

  14. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid • The pinned state should have two characteristics • In transport: • Insulating in the d.c. limit. • Oscillation modes of the electron solid about the pinning sites. Are there simple models for pinned electron solid? Mode may be complicated due to the mixing by the magnetic field

  15. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid • The pinned state should have two characteristics • In transport: • Insulating in the d.c. limit. • Oscillation modes of the electron solid about the pinning sites. Wavevector dependence should be observed if the electron solid domains are sufficiently large

  16. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid • The pinned state should have two characteristics • In transport: • Insulating in the d.c. limit. • Oscillation modes of the electron solid about the pinning sites. For disordered system, the pinning mode will be wavevector independent: Resonance mode should be present

  17. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid An electron solid can demonstrate shear mode propagation: This may be excited using surface acoustic waves

  18. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid Instead of distinct mode crossings, a broad resonance structure was found

  19. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid As temperature is lowered, the onset to this mode can be traced over filling factor range: ? Solid or glassy properties

  20. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid With cleaner samples and in hole samples, this mode structure is still observed Chen PRL ‘97

  21. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid Higher mobilities show sharper, multiple modes What are these multiple resonances? Chen PRL ‘04

  22. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid E • The pinned state should have two characteristics • In transport: • Insulating in the d.c. limit. • Oscillation modes of the electron solid about the pinning sites. • Depinning, or non-linear I-V Depinning thresholds and microwave resonances not consistent

  23. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid E Shayegan ‘93 • The pinned state should have two characteristics • In transport: • Insulating in the d.c. limit. • Oscillation modes of the electron solid about the pinning sites. • Depinning, or non-linear I-V Depinning thresholds and microwave resonances not consistent

  24. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects B. the electron solid • Summary: • Insulating state observed at small filling factors • Radio frequency mode observed – broad and high frequency for low mobility, narrow for cleaner samples • Competition between insulating state and fractional quantum Hall states • NO DIRECT OBSERVATION OF ORDERING: we still don’t know if we are observing a true ordered electron system or a glass

  25. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation • Pertinent numbers for small magnetic fields: 0.1T, 1x1011cm-2 • Fermi energy 41 K • Spin gap 0.03 K • Cylotron energy 2.0 K • Coulomb energy 16 K • Fermi wavevector 8x105 cm-1 , (100GHz light) = 20 cm-1 • Fermi velocity 1.4x107 cm/sec • Cyclotron radius 5200 Å • With little magnetic field to quench kinetic energy, single particle effects more prominent • Multiple effects that could be discussed = electron focusing, current paths through point contacts, mesoscopics.

  26. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation w Relatively recent new finding that exposes another area in 2D electron physics = non-equilibrium dynamics Upon radiation on a high mobility sample with GHz radiation, oscillations are observed near zero magnetic field Minima at w/wC = j+1/2, j=1,2,3,… Zudov PRB ‘01

  27. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation For higher mobility samples, the minima look like quantum Hall effect zeroes Zudov PRL ‘03

  28. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation Minima show activated temperature dependence: consistent with an energy gap Large activation energies: E>>Ew • Du: • Gap energy E~18K, Ew~2K w=57GHz, j=1 Zudov PRL ‘03

  29. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation Origin of zeroes not clear because the origin of the oscillations was not clear Further work showed that oscillations can be observed at lower frequencies, revealing same physics RLW PRL ‘04

  30. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation 9 GHz, 10 db 12 GHz, 3 db • Other findings at lower frequencies: • Non-uniform currents throughout samples • Zeroes not always zeroes • Currents can be induced in samples by radiation Zeroes not always zeroes RLW PRL ‘04

  31. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation Non-uniform currents through samples

  32. Voltage No driving current No External current drive External current drive IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation Currents induced by radiation: No current driven through sample from external source

  33. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. response to radiation: Theory of oscillations 1) Radiation induced, disorder assisted current 2) non-equilibrium distribution function Durst, et. al. PRL ‘03 Dmitriev, et al. PRL ‘03

  34. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. response to radiation: Theory of oscillations • Both theories deduce • Oscillatory resistivity with period ~1/B • negative local microscopic resistivity due to radiation Dmitriev, et al. PRL ‘03

  35. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. response to radiation: Theory of zeroes Negative local resistivity explains the zeroes: system unstable with r<0, current circulations form Andreev, et al. PRL ‘03

  36. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. response to radiation: Theory of oscillations Negative local resistivity explains the zeroes: system unstable with r<0, current circulations form These are vortices within the sample, induced by the radiation, and if large enough potentially detectable Andreev, et al. PRL ‘03

  37. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. response to radiation: Theory of zeroes Microscopic r < 0 Negative local resistivity explains the zeroes: system unstable with r<0, current circulations form Vortices within the sample, induced by the radiation, and if large enough potentially detectable These may be observed in experiments

  38. IV. Other parts of the spectrum: from the electron solid to non-equilibrium effects C. Low magnetic fields: response to radiation • Summary: • Resistance oscillations of period ~w/wc occur with GHz radiaiton • Higher mobility samples show zeroes in oscillation minima • oscillations explained as due to non-equilibrium distribution function • Negative local resistivity can result, these induce current vortices • Current vortices observed experimentally as induced sample voltages • Introduces issue of large scale disorder in these systems

  39. Outline: • Introduction: materials, transport, Hall effects • Composite particles – FQHE, statistical transformations • Quasiparticle charge and statistics • Higher Landau levels • Other parts of spectrum: non-equilibrium effects, electron solid? • Multicomponent systems: Bilayers • Overview - materials • Experiments – drag, tunneling, QHE • Recent experiments and excitonic Bose-Einstein condensation For review see also J.P. Eisenstein, Les Houches ‘04

  40. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials d To produce a bilayer system make two AlGaAs wells: the important parameters now are the well separation d and the electron separation lo. Interesting physics when d close to lo, so that d is < 20nm.

  41. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials d To produce a bilayer system make two AlGaAs wells: the important parameters now are the well separation d and the electron separation lo. AlAs barrier is dirty. This limits mobility of the individual layers. Narrow AlAs barrier Typical GaAs layer thickness 20nm, AlAs thickness 3nm

  42. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials AlGaAs In producing such a structure, the problem of the reverse interface is confronted: a smoother surface occurs when growing from GaAs to AlGaAs than from AlGaAs to GaAs. This fact and the necessary doping scheme mean that the mobilities for these bilayer structures are not as high as for the single interface structures. Good interface Rough interface GaAs

  43. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials Experimentally need to contact the layers independently to really study the interactions between the two layers. Use a set of gates on the top and on the bottom of the sample to accomplish this. Gramilla ‘91

  44. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials Experimentally need to contact the layers independently to really study the interactions between the two layers. Use a set of gates on the top and on the bottom of the sample to accomplish this. Gramilla ‘91

  45. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials Experimentally need to contact the layers independently to really study the interactions between the two layers. Use a set of gates on the top and on the bottom of the sample to accomplish this. Gramilla ‘91

  46. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials Experimentally need to contact the layers independently to really study the interactions between the two layers. Use a set of gates on the top and on the bottom of the sample to accomplish this. Backgating possible by allignment through sample Gramilla ‘91

  47. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials Experimentally need to contact the layers independently to really study the interactions between the two layers. Use a set of gates on the top and on the bottom of the sample to accomplish this. Backgating possible by allignment through sample Gramilla ‘91

  48. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers A. materials • Independent contacting facilitates a series of experiments: • Drag measurements: probing adjacent layer interactions • Tunneling measurements: response to injecting charge • bilayer transport measurements showing QHE: collective state of two adjacent layers

  49. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers B. experiments: 1) drag

  50. VI. Multicomponent systems: bilayers B. experiments: 1) drag

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