Cavity QED Control of Quantum Hall Stripes
arXiv:2502.15490 · doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03287-3
Abstract
Controlling quantum phases of materials with vacuum field fluctuations in engineered cavities is a novel route towards the optical control of emergent phenomena. We demonstrate, using magnetotransport measurements of a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas, striking cavity-induced anisotropies in the electronic transport, including the suppression of the longitudinal resistance well below the resistivity at zero magnetic field. Our cavity-induced effects occur at ultra-low temperatures (< 200 mK) when the magnetic field lies between quantized Hall plateaus. We interpret our results as arising from the stabilization of thermally-disordered quantum Hall stripes. Our work presents a clear demonstration of the cavity QED control of a correlated electronic phase.
Main: 7 pages, 4 figures. Supplementary Material: 31 pages, 19 figures, 1 table
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