Abstract:
We have experimentally studied the fractional quantum Hall effect in SiGe/Si/SiGe quantum wells in relatively weak magnetic fields, where the Coulomb interaction between electrons exceeds the cyclotron splitting by a factor of a few XX. Minima of the longitudinal resistance have been observed corresponding to the quantum Hall effect of composite fermions with quantum numbers p=1,2,3, and 4. Minima with p=3 disappear in magnetic fields below 7 T, which may be a consequence of the intersection or even merging of the quantum levels of the composite fermions with different orientations of the pseudo-spin, i.e., those belonging to different valleys. We have also observed minima of the longitudinal resistance at filling factors ν=4/5 and 4/11, which may be due to the formation of the second generation of the composite fermions.
Citation:
V. T. Dolgopolov, M. Yu. Melnikov, A. A. Shashkin, S.-H. Huang, C. W. Liu, S. V. Kravchenko, “Fractional quantum Hall effect in SiGe/Si/SiGe quantum wells in weak quantizing magnetic fields”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 107:12 (2018), 819–822; JETP Letters, 107:12 (2018), 794–797