Thermal Activation Signatures of the Anderson Insulator and the Wigner Solid forming near $ν=1$
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| author | Myers, S. A. Huang, Haoyun Hussain, Waseem Pfeiffer, L. N. West, K. W. Csáthy, G. A. |
| author_facet | Myers, S. A. Huang, Haoyun Hussain, Waseem Pfeiffer, L. N. West, K. W. Csáthy, G. A. |
| contents | When interactions overcome disorder, integer quantum Hall plateaus support topological phases with different bulk insulators. In the center of the $ν=1$ plateau the bulk is an Anderson-type insulator, while in the flanks of the plateau the bulk is the integer quantum Hall Wigner solid. We find that the activation energy along the $ν=1$ plateau exhibits a very dramatic non-monotonic dependence on the magnetic field, a dependence that is strongly correlated with the stability regions of the two phases. Furthermore, the activation energy has an unexpected minimum at the boundary between the Anderson insulator and the Wigner solid. Our findings constrain the theory of the integer quantum Hall Wigner solid, determine its thermodynamic properties, and reveal novel behavior at the boundary between the Anderson insulator and the Wigner solid. |
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| spellingShingle | Thermal Activation Signatures of the Anderson Insulator and the Wigner Solid forming near $ν=1$ Myers, S. A. Huang, Haoyun Hussain, Waseem Pfeiffer, L. N. West, K. W. Csáthy, G. A. Strongly Correlated Electrons Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics When interactions overcome disorder, integer quantum Hall plateaus support topological phases with different bulk insulators. In the center of the $ν=1$ plateau the bulk is an Anderson-type insulator, while in the flanks of the plateau the bulk is the integer quantum Hall Wigner solid. We find that the activation energy along the $ν=1$ plateau exhibits a very dramatic non-monotonic dependence on the magnetic field, a dependence that is strongly correlated with the stability regions of the two phases. Furthermore, the activation energy has an unexpected minimum at the boundary between the Anderson insulator and the Wigner solid. Our findings constrain the theory of the integer quantum Hall Wigner solid, determine its thermodynamic properties, and reveal novel behavior at the boundary between the Anderson insulator and the Wigner solid. |
| title | Thermal Activation Signatures of the Anderson Insulator and the Wigner Solid forming near $ν=1$ |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11141 |