In recent years, remarkable progress in the fabrication of novel mesoscopic devices has produced a revival of interest in quantum Hall physics. New types of measurements, more precise and efficient than ever, have made it possible to focus closely on the electronic properties of quantum Hall edge states. This is achieved by applying charge and heat currents at mesoscopic length scales, attaching metallic gates and Ohmic contacts, and splitting edge channels with the help of quantum point contacts. The experiments reveal fascinating new phenomena, such as the interference, statistics, and topological phase shifts of fractionally charged quasi-particles, strong interaction and correlation effects, and phase transitions induced by non-Gaussian fluctuations. The thesis discusses some puzzling results of these experiments and presents a coherent picture of mesoscopic effects in quantum Hall systems, which accounts for integer and fractional filling factors and ranges from microscopic theory to effective models, and covers both equilibrium and non-equilibrium phenomena.
| ISBN: | 9783642436635 |
| Publication date: | 20th September 2014 |
| Author: | Ivan Levkivskyi |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Electronics: circuits and components Materials science |
In recent years, remarkable progress in the fabrication of novel mesoscopic devices has produced a revival of interest in quantum Hall physics. New types of measurements, more precise and efficient than ever, have made it possible to focus closely on the electronic properties of quantum Hall edge states. This is achieved by applying charge and heat currents at mesoscopic length scales, attaching metallic gates and Ohmic contacts, and splitting edge channels with the help of quantum point contacts. The experiments reveal fascinating new phenomena, such as the interference, statistics, and topological phase shifts of fractionally charged quasi-particles, strong interaction and correlation effects, and phase transitions induced by non-Gaussian fluctuations. The thesis discusses some puzzling results of these experiments and presents a coherent picture of mesoscopic effects in quantum Hall systems, which accounts for integer and fractional filling factors and ranges from microscopic theory to effective models, and covers both equilibrium and non-equilibrium phenomena.
Mesoscopic Quantum Hall Effect features in the following genres: Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Electronics: circuits and components, Materials science
Mesoscopic Quantum Hall Effect is available in Paperback, Hardback
Mesoscopic Quantum Hall Effect was written by Ivan Levkivskyi and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Mesoscopic Quantum Hall Effect has 198 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Theses series