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most citedObservation of Spontaneous Ferromagnetism in a Two-Dimensional Electron System

63 citations · 507 across the 28 of their papers we have counts for

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cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 7 cited

Developing fractional quantum Hall states at even-denominator fillings 1/6 and 1/8

Chengyu Wang, P. T. Madathil, S. K. Singh +5

In the extreme quantum limit, when the Landau level filling factor , the dominant electron-electron interaction in low-disorder two-dimensional electron systems leads to exoti…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Origin of pinning disorder in magnetic-field-induced Wigner solids

Matthew L. Freeman, P. T. Madathil, L. N. Pfeiffer +5

At low Landau level filling factors (), Wigner solid phases of two-dimensional electron systems in GaAs are pinned by disorder, and exhibit a pinning mode, whose frequency is a…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 9 cited

Signatures of correlated defects in an ultra-clean Wigner crystal in the extreme quantum limit

P. T. Madathil, C. Wang, S. K. Singh +8

Low-disorder two-dimensional electron systems in the presence of a strong, perpendicular magnetic field terminate at very small Landau level filling factors in a Wigner crystal (WC…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 28 cited

Moving crystal phases of a quantum Wigner solid in an ultra-high-quality 2D electron system

P. T. Madathil, K. A. Villegas Rosales, Y. J. Chung +5

In low-disorder, two-dimensional electron systems (2DESs), the fractional quantum Hall states at very small Landau level fillings () terminate in a Wigner solid (WS) phase, wher…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 17 cited

Fractional Quantum Hall State at Filling Factor in Ultra-High-Quality GaAs 2D Hole Systems

Chengyu Wang, A. Gupta, S. K. Singh +6

Single-component fractional quantum Hall states (FQHSs) at even-denominator filling factors may host non-Abelian quasiparticles that are considered to be building blocks of topolog…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

Metastable Charge Distribution Between Degenerate Landau Levels

Wenlu Lin, Xing Fan, Lili Zhao +6

We study two dimensional electron systems confined in wide quantum wells whose subband separation is comparable with the Zeeman energy. Two N = 0 Landau levels from different subba…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 13 cited

Probing quantum phases in ultra-high-mobility two-dimensional electron systems using surface acoustic waves

Mengmeng Wu, Xiao Liu, Renfei Wang +6

Transport measurement, which applies an electric field and studies the migration of charged particles, i.e. the current, is the most widely used technique in condensed matter studi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 8 cited

Delocalization and Universality of the Fractional Quantum Hall Plateau-to-Plateau Transitions

P. T. Madathil, K. A. Villegas Rosales, C. T. Tai +5

Disorder and electron-electron interaction play essential roles in the physics of electron systems in condensed matter. In two-dimensional, quantum Hall systems, extensive studies…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 7 cited

Valley-tunable, even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state in the lowest Landau level of an anisotropic system

Md. Shafayat Hossain, M. K. Ma, Y. J. Chung +7

Fractional quantum Hall states (FQHSs) at even-denominator Landau level filling factors () are of prime interest as they are predicted to host exotic, topological states of matt…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 7 cited

Highly-Anisotropic Even-Denominator Fractional Quantum Hall State in an Orbitally-Coupled Half-Filled Landau Level

Chengyu Wang, A. Gupta, Y. J. Chung +5

The even-denominator fractional quantum Hall states (FQHSs) in half-filled Landau levels are generally believed to host non-Abelian quasiparticles and be of potential use in topolo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 13 cited

Dynamic Response of Wigner Crystals

Lili Zhao, Wenlu Lin, Yoon Jang Chung +4

The Wigner crystal, an ordered array of electrons, is one of the very first proposed many-body phases stabilized by the electron-electron interaction. This electron solid phase has…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 6 cited

Fractional quantum Hall valley ferromagnetism in the extreme quantum limit

Md. Shafayat Hossain, M. K. Ma, Y. J. Chung +7

Electrons' multiple quantum degrees of freedom can lead to rich physics, including a competition between various exotic ground states, as well as novel applications such as spintro…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 16 cited

Robust Quantum Hall Ferromagnetism near a Gate-Tuned ν = 1 Landau Level Crossing

Meng K. Ma, Chengyu Wang, Y. J. Chung +5

In a low-disorder two-dimensional electron system, when two Landau levels of opposite spin or pseudospin cross at the Fermi level, the dominance of the exchange energy can lead to…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 27 cited

Even-Denominator Fractional Quantum Hall State at Filling Factor ν = 3/4

Chengyu Wang, A. Gupta, S. K Singh +6

Fractional quantum Hall states (FQHSs) exemplify exotic phases of low-disorder two-dimensional (2D) electron systems when electron-electron interaction dominates over the thermal a…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 7 cited

Composite Fermion Mass

K. A. Villegas Rosales, P. T. Madathil, Y. J. Chung +4

Composite fermions (CFs), exotic quasi-particles formed by pairing an electron and an even number of magnetic flux quanta emerge at high magnetic fields in an interacting electron…

cond-mat.str-el2022★ 34 cited

Anisotropic, two-dimensional, disordered Wigner solid

Md. S. Hossain, M. K. Ma, K. A. Villegas-Rosales +5

The interplay between the Fermi sea anisotropy, electron-electron interaction, and localization phenomena can give rise to exotic many-body phases. An exciting example is an anisot…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 32 cited

Understanding limits to mobility in ultra-high-mobility GaAs two-dimensional electron systems: The quest for 100 million cm/Vs and beyond

Yoon Jang Chung, A. Gupta, K. W. Baldwin +3

For several decades now, ultra-high-mobility GaAs two-dimensional electron systems (2DESs) have served as the hallmark platform for various branches of research in condensed matter…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 28 cited

Fractional quantum Hall effect energy gap: role of electron layer thickness

K. A. Villegas Rosales, P. T. Madathil, Y. J. Chung +4

The fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) stands as a quintessential manifestation of an interacting two-dimensional electron system. One of FQHE's most fundamental characteristics…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 38 cited

Observation of spontaneous valley polarization of itinerant electrons

Md. S. Hossain, M. K. Ma, K. A. Villegas Rosales +5

Memory or transistor devices based on electron's spin rather than its charge degree of freedom offer certain distinct advantages and comprise a cornerstone of spintronics. Recent y…

cond-mat.str-el2020★ 63 cited

Observation of Spontaneous Ferromagnetism in a Two-Dimensional Electron System

Md. S. Hossain, M. K. Ma, K. A. Villegas Rosales +5

What are the ground states of an interacting, low-density electron system? In the absence of disorder, it has long been expected that as the electron density is lowered, the exchan…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 18 cited

Competition between fractional quantum Hall liquid and Wigner solid at small fillings: Role of layer thickness and Landau level mixing

K. A. Villegas Rosales, S. K. Singh, Meng K. Ma +6

What is the fate of the ground state of a two-dimensional electron system (2DES) at very low Landau level filling factors () where interaction reigns supreme? An ordered array o…

cond-mat.str-el2020★ 19 cited

Bloch Ferromagnetism of Composite Fermions

Md. Shafayat Hossain, Tongzhou Zhao, Songyang Pu +9

In 1929 Felix Bloch suggested that the paramagnetic Fermi sea of electrons should make a spontaneous transition to a fully-magnetized state at very low densities, because the excha…

cond-mat.str-el2020★ 14 cited

Precise Experimental Test of the Luttinger Theorem and Particle-Hole Symmetry for a Strongly Correlated Fermionic System

Md. S. Hossain, M. A. Mueed, M. K. Ma +6

A fundamental concept in physics is the Fermi surface, the constant-energy surface in momentum space encompassing all the occupied quantum states at absolute zero temperature. In 1…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 40 cited

Thermal and quantum melting phase diagrams for a magnetic-field-induced Wigner solid

Meng K. Ma, K. A. Villegas Rosales, H. Deng +6

A sufficiently large perpendicular magnetic field quenches the kinetic (Fermi) energy of an interacting two-dimensional (2D) system of fermions, making them susceptible to the form…