Anyons in Integer Quantum Hall Magnets

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Anyons---particles with fractional electron charge that exist only in two-dimensional systems---are known to occur in materials exhibiting the fractional quantum Hall effect but were not expected in those exhibiting the integer quantum Hall effect. Now, a new study shows that chiral magnets with itinerant electrons, which exhibit the integer quantum Hall effect, can in fact host anyons, thus opening a new avenue for the search for these exotic particles.

Source: Physical Review X

DOI: 10.1103/physrevx.3.031008

Authors: Armin Rahmani, Rodrigo A. Muniz, Ivar Martin

Institutions: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Argonne National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Quantum and electron transport phenomena

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,200

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Office of Science, National Nuclear Security Administration, Basic Energy Sciences, Laboratory Directed Research and Development, Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory

OpenAlex ID: W1986227157