Semiclassical analysis of edge state energies in the integer quantum Hall effect

Details Semiclassical analysis of edge state energies in the integer quantum Hall effect Semiclassical analysis of edge state energies in the integer quantum Hall effect

2008-06-18

arxiv.org/abs/0806.2983v1

Eur. Phys. J. B 66, 41 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

9 pages, 9 figures

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjb/e2008-00404-6

Analysis of edge-state energies in the integer quantum Hall effect is carried out within the semiclassical approximation. When the system is wide so that each edge can be considered separatly, this problem is equivalent to that of a one dimensional harmonic oscillator centered at x=x_c and an infinite wall at x=0, and appears in numerous physical contexts. The eigenvalues E_n(x_c) for a given quantum number n are solutions of the equation S(E,x_c)=\pi [n+ \gamma(E,x_c)] where S is the WKB action and 0<\gamma<1 encodes all the information on the connection procedure at the turning points. A careful implication of the WKB connection formulae results in an excellent approximation to the exact energy eigenvalues. The dependence of \gamma [E_n(x_c),x_c] \equiv \gamma_c (x_c) on x_c is analyzed between its two extreme values 1/2 as x_c goes to -infinity far inside the sample and 3/4 as x_c goes to infinity far outside the sample. The edge-state energies E_n(x_c) obey an almost exact scaling law of the form E_n(x_c)=4 [n+\gamma_n(x_c)] f(x_c/4 n +3) and the scaling function f(y) is explicitly elucidated

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