Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2011-06-10
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Composite Fermion Wigner Crystal; 14 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.84.115139
The Wigner crystal of composite fermions is a strongly correlated state of complex emergent particles, and therefore its unambiguous detection would be of significant importance. Recent observation of optical resonances in the vicinity of filling factor {\nu} = 1/3 has been interpreted as evidence for a pinned Wigner crystal of composite fermions [Zhu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 126803 (2010)]. We evaluate in a microscopic theory the shear modulus and the magnetophonon and magnetoplasmon dispersions of the composite fermion Wigner crystal in the vicinity of filling factors 1/3, 2/5, and 3/7. We determine the region of stability of the crystal phase, and also relate the frequency of its pinning mode to that of the corresponding electron crystal near integer fillings. These results are in good semiquantitative agreement with experiment, and therefore support the identification of the optical resonance as the pinning mode of the composite fermions Wigner crystal. Our calculations also bring out certain puzzling features, such as a relatively small melting temperature for the composite fermion Wigner crystal, and also suggest a higher asymmetry between Wigner crystals of composite fermion particles and holes than that observed experimentally.
Archer Alex
Jain Jainendra K.
No associations
LandOfFree
Static and Dynamic Properties of Type-II Composite Fermion Wigner Crystals does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Static and Dynamic Properties of Type-II Composite Fermion Wigner Crystals, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Static and Dynamic Properties of Type-II Composite Fermion Wigner Crystals will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-319832