Exact quantization of the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state at v=5/2 Landau level filling factor

Citation
W. Pan et al., Exact quantization of the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state at v=5/2 Landau level filling factor, PHYS REV L, 83(17), 1999, pp. 3530-3533
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
17
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3530 - 3533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(19991025)83:17<3530:EQOTEF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report ultralow temperature experiments on the obscure fractional quantu m Hall effect at Landau level filling factor nu = 5/2 in a very high-mobili ty specimen of mu = 1.7 X 10(7) cm(2)/V s. We achieve an electron temperatu re as low as similar to 4 mK, where we observe vanishing R-xx and. for the first time, a quantized Hall resistance, R-xy = h/(5/2)e(2) to within 2 ppm . R-xv at the neighboring odd-denominator states nu = 7/3 and 8/3 is also q uantized. The temperature dependences of the R, minima at these fractional fillings yield activation energy gaps Delta(5/2) = 0.11, Delta(7/3) = 0.10, and Delta(8/3) = 0.055 K.