Enigmatic 2+6/13 Filling Factor: A Prototype Intermittent Topological State

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Main Authors: Das, Sudipto, Das, Sahana, Mandal, Sudhansu S.
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author Das, Sudipto
Das, Sahana
Mandal, Sudhansu S.
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Das, Sahana
Mandal, Sudhansu S.
contents Observation of filling factor 6/13 is one of the surprising fractional quantum Hall states in the second Landau level because, in contrast to the standard wisdom, the fractions ($ν< 1/2$) with lower numerators, namely 4 and 5, have not yet been observed. We find that a state indeed forms at $ν=6/13$ as an intermittent topological state between two prominent states at $ν=1/2$ and $ν= 2/5$ with lower numerators. Also, we predict that a state forms at $ν=5/13$ as an intermittent to $ν= 2/5$ and $ν=3/8$. Our proposed wave functions for $ν=6/13$ and $5/13$ have excellent overlaps with the corresponding exact ground state wave functions. The Chern-Simons coupling matrices deduced from the form of these wave functions are analyzed to predict the topological properties, which may be experimentally verified.
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Das, Sudipto
Das, Sahana
Mandal, Sudhansu S.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Observation of filling factor 6/13 is one of the surprising fractional quantum Hall states in the second Landau level because, in contrast to the standard wisdom, the fractions ($ν< 1/2$) with lower numerators, namely 4 and 5, have not yet been observed. We find that a state indeed forms at $ν=6/13$ as an intermittent topological state between two prominent states at $ν=1/2$ and $ν= 2/5$ with lower numerators. Also, we predict that a state forms at $ν=5/13$ as an intermittent to $ν= 2/5$ and $ν=3/8$. Our proposed wave functions for $ν=6/13$ and $5/13$ have excellent overlaps with the corresponding exact ground state wave functions. The Chern-Simons coupling matrices deduced from the form of these wave functions are analyzed to predict the topological properties, which may be experimentally verified.
title Enigmatic 2+6/13 Filling Factor: A Prototype Intermittent Topological State
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09002