Thermal ionization of impurity-bound quasiholes in the fractional quantum Hall effect

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Main Authors: Huang, Ke, Sarma, Sankar Das, Li, Xiao
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author Huang, Ke
Sarma, Sankar Das
Li, Xiao
author_facet Huang, Ke
Sarma, Sankar Das
Li, Xiao
contents We study the interplay between a Coulomb impurity and quasiholes in a fractional quantum Hall (FQH) state at finite temperatures. While a repulsive impurity can pin a quasihole and stabilize the FQH state, an attractive impurity cannot bind quasiholes. We demonstrate that at finite temperatures, a quasihole can be thermally ionized from a repulsive impurity, resulting in an ionization phase transition. We propose an experimental setup using exciton sensing to detect such a thermal ionization of quasiholes.
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spellingShingle Thermal ionization of impurity-bound quasiholes in the fractional quantum Hall effect
Huang, Ke
Sarma, Sankar Das
Li, Xiao
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We study the interplay between a Coulomb impurity and quasiholes in a fractional quantum Hall (FQH) state at finite temperatures. While a repulsive impurity can pin a quasihole and stabilize the FQH state, an attractive impurity cannot bind quasiholes. We demonstrate that at finite temperatures, a quasihole can be thermally ionized from a repulsive impurity, resulting in an ionization phase transition. We propose an experimental setup using exciton sensing to detect such a thermal ionization of quasiholes.
title Thermal ionization of impurity-bound quasiholes in the fractional quantum Hall effect
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07769