Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
1998-10-23
Phys. Rev. B, 59 (1999) 15836
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
18 pages, 15 figures included, revised version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.59.15836
On the basis of the Chalker-Coddington network model, a numerical and analytical study is made of the statistics of point-contact conductances for systems in the integer quantum Hall regime. In the Hall plateau region the point-contact conductances reflect strong localization of the electrons, while near the plateau transition they exhibit strong mesoscopic fluctuations. By mapping the network model on a supersymmetric vertex model with GL(2|2) symmetry, and postulating a two-point correlator in keeping with the rules of conformal field theory, we derive an explicit expression for the distribution of conductances at criticality. There is only one free parameter, the power law exponent of the typical conductance. Its value is computed numerically to be X_t = 0.640 +/- 0.009. The predicted conductance distribution agrees well with the numerical data. For large distances between the two contacts, the distribution can be described by a multifractal spectrum solely determined by X_t. Our results demonstrate that multifractality can show up in appropriate transport experiments.
Janssen Martin
Metzler Marcus
Zirnbauer Martin R.
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