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Transport in helical Luttinger liquids in the fractional quantum Hall regime

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  • Ying Wang

    (Purdue University)

  • Vadim Ponomarenko

    (Purdue University
    Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute)

  • Zhong Wan

    (Purdue University
    University of California)

  • Kenneth W. West

    (Princeton University)

  • Kirk W. Baldwin

    (Princeton University)

  • Loren N. Pfeiffer

    (Princeton University)

  • Yuli Lyanda-Geller

    (Purdue University
    Purdue University)

  • Leonid P. Rokhinson

    (Purdue University
    Purdue University
    Purdue University)

Abstract

Domain walls in fractional quantum Hall ferromagnets are gapless helical one-dimensional channels formed at the boundaries of topologically distinct quantum Hall (QH) liquids. Naïvely, these helical domain walls (hDWs) constitute two counter-propagating chiral states with opposite spins. Coupled to an s-wave superconductor, helical channels are expected to lead to topological superconductivity with high order non-Abelian excitations1–3. Here we investigate transport properties of hDWs in the ν = 2/3 fractional QH regime. Experimentally we found that current carried by hDWs is substantially smaller than the prediction of the naïve model. Luttinger liquid theory of the system reveals redistribution of currents between quasiparticle charge, spin and neutral modes, and predicts the reduction of the hDW current. Inclusion of spin-non-conserving tunneling processes reconciles theory with experiment. The theory confirms emergence of spin modes required for the formation of fractional topological superconductivity.

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  • Ying Wang & Vadim Ponomarenko & Zhong Wan & Kenneth W. West & Kirk W. Baldwin & Loren N. Pfeiffer & Yuli Lyanda-Geller & Leonid P. Rokhinson, 2021. "Transport in helical Luttinger liquids in the fractional quantum Hall regime," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-25631-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25631-2
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