Topological phase diagram of a two-subband electron system

Citation
Xy. Lee et al., Topological phase diagram of a two-subband electron system, PHYS REV L, 83(18), 1999, pp. 3701-3704
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
18
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3701 - 3704
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(19991101)83:18<3701:TPDOAT>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We present a phase diagram for a two-dimensional electron system with two p opulated subbands. Using a gated GaAs/AlGaAs single quantum well, we have m apped out the phases of various quantum Hall states in the density-magnetic field plane. The experimental phase diagram shows a very different topolog y from the conventional Landau fan diagram, We find regions of negative dif ferential Hall resistance which are interpreted as preliminary evidence of the long sought reentrant quantum Hall transitions. We discuss the origins of the anomalous topology and the negative differential Hall resistance in terms of the Landau level and subband mixing.