The Broken Symmetry of Two-Component $ν=1/2$ Quantum Hall States

Physics – Condensed Matter

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1186

We show that the recently discovered $\nu=1/2$ quantum Hall states in bilayer systems are triplet p-wave pairing states of composite Fermions, of exactly the same form as $^{3}$He superfluids. The observed persistence (though weakening) of the $\nu=1/2$ state in the two- to one-component crossover region corresponds to a continuous deformation of the so-called (331) state towards the ``Pfaffian" state, identical to the well known A to A$_{1}$ transition in $^{3}$He. This deformation also demonstrates the remarkable fact that electrons can release and capture ``vortices" in a continuous and incompressible manner through spin rotations. The broken symmetry of the triplet pairing state is a ``pairing" vector ${\bf d}$. It also implies a (pseudo-spin) magnetization $\propto i{\bf d}\times {\bf d}^{\ast}$. In the presence of layer tunneling, the (331) state ({\bf d} real) is unstable against other states with a magnetization ({\bf d} complex). The recently observed persistence of the $\nu=5/2$ state in single layer systems in the two- to one-component crossover region is also consistent with triplet pairing interpretation.

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