Temperature evolution of the quantum Hall effect in the FISDW state: Theory vs Experiment

Details Temperature evolution of the quantum Hall effect in the FISDW state: Theory vs Experiment Temperature evolution of the quantum Hall effect in the FISDW state: Theory vs Experiment

1999-06-17

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906276v1

J. Phys. IV France 9, Pr10-195 (1999)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

3 pages, 2 figures, submitted to the proceedings of International Workshop on Electronic Crystals (ECRYS-99)

Scientific paper

10.1051/jp4:19991049

We discuss the temperature dependence of the Hall conductivity $\sigma_{xy}$ in the magnetic-field-induced spin-density-wave (FISDW) state of the quasi-one-dimensional Bechgaard salts (TMTSF)_2X. Electronic thermal excitations across the FISDW energy gap progressively destroy the quantum Hall effect, so $\sigma_{xy}(T)$ interpolates between the quantized value at zero temperature and zero value at the transition temperature T_c, where FISDW disappears. This temperature dependence is similar to that of the superfluid density in the BCS theory of superconductivity. More precisely, it is the same as the temperature dependence of the Fr\"ohlich condensate density of a regular CDW/SDW. This suggests a two-fluid picture of the quantum Hall effect, where the Hall conductivity of the condensate is quantized, but the condensate fraction of the total electron density decreases with increasing temperature. The theory appears to agree with the experimental results obtained by measuring all three components of the resistivity tensor simultaneously on a (TMTSF)_2PF_6 sample and then reconstructing the conductivity tensor.

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