QUANTUM HALL-EFFECT - CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND THE ROLE OF MEASUREMENT

Authors
TSEMEKHMAN K TSEMEKHMAN V WEXLER C THOULESS DJ
Citation
K. Tsemekhman et al., QUANTUM HALL-EFFECT - CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND THE ROLE OF MEASUREMENT, Solid state communications, 101(8), 1997, pp. 549-553
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Solid state communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00381098
Volume
101
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
549 - 553
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-1098(1997)101:8<549:QH-CDA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Based on very general arguments we show that for any geometry of the e xperiment, in the regime when the measurement leads to a quantized Hal l conductivity, almost the entire current injected into the sample is carried by the bulk states. The crucial role of the contacts equilibra ting different edge channels is emphasized. (C)1997 Published by Elsev ier Science Ltd.