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most citedFinite Layer Thickness Stabilizes the Pfaffian State for the 5/2 Fractional Quantum Hall Effect: Wavefunction Overlap and Topological Degeneracy

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cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 10 cited

Fractional quantum Hall effect at the filling factor

Ken K. W. Ma, Michael R. Peterson, V. W. Scarola +1

The fractional quantum Hall (FQH) effect at the filling factor was discovered in GaAs heterostructures more than 35 years ago. Various topological orders have been proposed…

cond-mat.mes-hall2009

Half-filled 2D bilayers in a strong magnetic field: Revisiting the fractional quantum Hall effect

S. Das Sarma, Michael R. Peterson

We examine the quantum phase diagram of the fractional quantum Hall effect in the lowest Landau level in half-filled bilayer structures as a function of tunneling strength and laye…

cond-mat.mes-hall2008★ 55 cited

Spontaneous Particle-Hole Symmetry Breaking in the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect

Michael R. Peterson, Kwon Park, S. Das Sarma

The essence of the fractional quantum Hall effect is believed to be well captured by the Moore-Read Pfaffian (or anti-Pfaffian) description. However, an important mystery r…

cond-mat.mes-hall2008★ 138 cited

Finite Layer Thickness Stabilizes the Pfaffian State for the 5/2 Fractional Quantum Hall Effect: Wavefunction Overlap and Topological Degeneracy

Michael. R. Peterson, Th. Jolicoeur, S. Das Sarma

We find the finite-width, i.e., the layer thickness, of experimental quasi-two dimensional systems produces a physical environment sufficient to stabilize the Moore-Read Pfaffian s…

cond-mat.mes-hall2008★ 84 cited

Orbital Landau level dependence of the fractional quantum Hall effect in quasi-two dimensional electron layers: finite-thickness effects

Michael R. Peterson, Th. Jolicoeur, S. Das Sarma

The fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) in the second orbital Landau level at filling factor 5/2 remains enigmatic and motivates our work. We consider the effect of the quasi-2D…

cond-mat.mes-hall2004

Reconstructing the electron in a fractionalized quantum fluid

Jainendra K. Jain, Michael R. Peterson

The low energy physics of the fractional Hall liquid is described in terms quasiparticles that are qualitatively distinct from electrons. We show, however, that a long-lived electr…