NMR Evidence for Spin Canting in a Bilayer nu = 2 Quantum Hall System
arXiv:0707.1359 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.076805
Abstract
We investigate the electron spin states in the bilayer quantum Hall system at total Landau level filling factor nu =2 exploiting current-pumped and resistively detected NMR. The measured Knight shift, KS, of 75As nuclei reveals continuous variation of the out-of-plane electronic spin polarization between nearly full and zero as a function of density imbalance. Nuclear spin relaxation measurements indicate a concurrent development of an in-plane spin component. These results provide direct information on the spin configuration in this system and comprise strong evidence for the spin canting suggested by previous experiments.
Accepted for Phys. Rev. Lett