The triggering role of carrier mobility in the fractional quantum Hall effect-evidence in graphene

Abstract

Recent experiments on suspended graphene layers have indicated the crucial role of carrier mobility in the competition between Laughlin collective state and insulating state, probably of Wigner-crystal-type. Moreover, the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) in graphene has been observed at a low carrier density where the interaction is reduced as a result of particles dilution. This suggests that the interaction may not be as important in the triggering of FQHE as expected based on the standard formulation of the composite fermions model. Here, the topological arguments are presented to explain these novel features of the FQHE in graphene and, the triggering role of carriers mobility in particular.

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