Heat conductance of the quantum Hall bulk

Ron Aharon Melcer, Avigail Gil, Arup Kumar Paul, Priya Tiwari, Vladimir Umansky, Moty Heiblum (), Yuval Oreg, Ady Stern and Erez Berg
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Ron Aharon Melcer: Weizmann Institute of Science
Avigail Gil: Weizmann Institute of Science
Arup Kumar Paul: Weizmann Institute of Science
Priya Tiwari: Weizmann Institute of Science
Vladimir Umansky: Weizmann Institute of Science
Moty Heiblum: Weizmann Institute of Science
Yuval Oreg: Weizmann Institute of Science
Ady Stern: Weizmann Institute of Science
Erez Berg: Weizmann Institute of Science

Nature, 2024, vol. 625, issue 7995, 489-493

Abstract: Abstract The quantum Hall effect is a prototypical realization of a topological state of matter. It emerges from a subtle interplay between topology, interactions and disorder1–9. The disorder enables the formation of localized states in the bulk that stabilize the quantum Hall states with respect to the magnetic field and carrier density3. Still, the details of the localized states and their contribution to transport remain beyond the reach of most experimental techniques10–31. Here we describe an extensive study of the bulk’s heat conductance. Using a novel ‘multiterminal’ short device (on a scale of 10 µm), we separate the longitudinal thermal conductance, $${\kappa }_{xx}T$$ κ x x T (owing to the bulk’s contribution), from the topological transverse value $${\kappa }_{xy}T$$ κ x y T by eliminating the contribution of the edge modes24. When the magnetic field is tuned away from the conductance plateau centre, the localized states in the bulk conduct heat efficiently ( $${\kappa }_{xx}T\propto T$$ κ x x T ∝ T ), whereas the bulk remains electrically insulating. Fractional states in the first excited Landau level, such as the $$\nu =7/3$$ ν = 7 / 3 and $$\nu =5/2$$ ν = 5 / 2 , conduct heat throughout the plateau with a finite $${\kappa }_{xx}T$$ κ x x T . We propose a theoretical model that identifies the localized states as the cause of the finite heat conductance, agreeing qualitatively with our experimental findings.

Date: 2024
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