Liu, L;
Gul, Y;
Holmes, SN;
Chen, C;
Farrer, I;
Ritchie, DA;
Pepper, M;
(2023)
Possible zero-magnetic field fractional quantization in In0.75Ga0.25As heterostructures.
Applied Physics Letters
, 123
(18)
, Article 183502. 10.1063/5.0170273.
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Abstract
In this Letter, we report a systematic study of a structure found in zero magnetic field at or near 0.2 ×(e2/h) in In0.75Ga0.25As heterostructures, where e is the fundamental unit of charge and h is Planck's constant. This structure has been observed in many samples and stays at near constant conductance despite a large range of external potential changes, the stability indicating a quantum state. We have also studied the structure in the presence of high in-plane magnetic fields and find an anisotropy which can be related to the Rashba spin–orbit interaction and agrees with a recent theory based on the formation of coherent back-scattering. A possible state with conductance at 0.25 ×(e2/h) has also been found. The quantum states described here will help with the fundamental understanding of low-dimensional electronic systems with strong spin–orbit coupling and may offer new perspectives for future applications in quantum information schemes.
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