Two-Dimensional Magnetotransport in the Extreme Quantum Limit

D. C. Tsui; H. L. Stormer; A. C. Gossard

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1559

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Two-Dimensional Magnetotransport in the Extreme Quantum Limit

D. C. Tsui, H. L. Stormer, and A. C. Gossard

Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 1559 – Published 31 May 1982

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Abstract

A quantized Hall plateau of $ρ_{xy} = \frac{3 h}{e^{2}}$ , accompanied by a minimum in $ρ_{xx}$ , was observed at $T < 5$ K in magnetotransport of high-mobility, two-dimensional electrons, when the lowest-energy, spin-polarized Landau level is $\frac{1}{3}$ filled. The formation of a Wigner solid or charge-density-wave state with triangular symmetry is suggested as a possible explanation.

Received 5 March 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1559

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Authors & Affiliations

D. C. Tsui^*,†, H. L. Stormer^*, and A. C. Gossard

Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974

^*Visiting scientist at the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Cambridge, Mass. 02139.
^†Present address: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544.

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Comment on "Two-Dimensional Magnetotransport in the Extreme Quantum Limit"

Yoshio Kuramoto

Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 866 (1983)

Nobel Focus: Current for a Small Charge

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Vol. 48, Iss. 22 — 31 May 1982

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