Synthesizing a Fractional v=2/3 State from Particle and Hole States

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Cohen, Yonatan, Ronen, Yuval, Yang, Wenmin, Banitt, Daniel, Park, Jinhong, Heiblum, Moty, Mirlin, Alexander, Gefen, Yuval, Umansky, Vladimir
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 16.01.2019
• Subjects: Balancing; Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics; Propagation modes; Quantum Hall effect; Quantum wells; Resistance; Upstream
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1810.06036

Topological edge-reconstruction occurs in hole-conjugate states of the fractional quantum Hall effect. The frequently studied polarized state of filling factor v=2/3 was originally proposed to harbor two counter-propagating edge modes: a downstream v=1 and an upstream v=1/3. However, charge equilibration between these two modes always led to an observed downstream v=2/3 charge mode accompanied by an upstream neutral mode (preventing an observation of the original proposal). Here, we present a new approach to synthetize the v=2/3 edge mode from its basic counter-propagating charged constituents, allowing a controlled equilibration between the two counter-propagating charge modes. This novel platform is based on a carefully designed double-quantum-well, which hosts two populated electronic sub-bands (lower and upper), with corresponding filling factors, vl & vu. By separating the 2D plane to two gated intersecting halves, each with different fillings, counter-propagating chiral modes can be formed along the intersection line. Equilibration between these modes can be controlled with the top gates' voltage and the magnetic field. Our measurements of the two-terminal conductance G2T and the presence of a neutral mode allowed following the transition from the non-equilibrated charged modes, manifested by G2T=(4/3)e2/h, to the fully equilibrated modes, with a downstream charge mode with G2T=(2/3)e2/h accompanied by an upstream neutral mode.