Nonperturbative approach to the quantum Hall bilayer

Details Nonperturbative approach to the quantum Hall bilayer Nonperturbative approach to the quantum Hall bilayer

2007-10-02

arxiv.org/abs/0710.0478v4

Phys. Rev. B 79, 115319 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

11 pages, a longer version

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We develop a nonperturbative approach to the quantum Hall bilayer (QHB) at \nu=1 using trial wave functions. We predict phases of the QHB for arbitrary distance d and, our approach, in a dual picture, naturally introduces a new kind of quasiparticles - neutral fermions. Neutral fermion is a composite of two merons of the same vorticity and opposite charge. For small d (i.e. in the superfluid phase), neutral fermions appear as dipoles. At larger d dipoles dissociate into the phase of the two decoupled Fermi-liquid-like states. This scenario is relevant for the experimental situation where impurities lock charged merons. In a translation invariant (clean) system, continuous creation and annihilation of meron-antimeron pairs evolves the QHB toward a paired phase. The quantum fluctuations fix the form of the pairing function to g(z)=1/z^*. A part of the description of the paired phase is the 2D superconductor i.e. BF Chern-Simons theory. The paired phase is not very distinct from the superfluid phase.

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