The enigma of the ν=2+3/8 fractional quantum Hall effect

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  • Jimmy Hutasoit
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  • Sutirtha Mukherjee
  • Ying-Hai Wu
  • Sudhansu Mandal
  • Arkadiusz Wojs
  • Jainendra Jain
The fractional quantum Hall effect at ν=2+3/8, which has been definitively observed, is one of the last fractions for which no viable explanation has so far been demonstrated. Our detailed study suggests that it belongs to a new class of exotic states described by the Bonderson-Slingerland wave function. Its excitations are non-Abelian anyons similar to those of the well studied Pfaffian state at 5/2, but its wave function has a more complex structure. Using the effective edge theory, we make predictions for various measurable quantities that should enable a confirmation of the underlying topological order of this state.
Original languageEnglish
Article number125302
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume95
Issue number12
Number of pages8
ISSN2469-9950
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Mar 2017

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