quantum Hall effect
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The quantum Hall effect is a quantum phenomenon in two-dimensional electron systems where the Hall conductance becomes quantized in integer or fractional values, revealing fundamental aspects of condensed matter physics and enabling precise resistance standards.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fractional quantum Hall effect | 2 |
| Fractional quantum Hall effect | 1 |
| Fractional quantum Hall regime | 1 |
| Quantum Hall systems | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
condensed matter physics phenomenon
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quantum phenomenon ⓘ topological phase of matter ⓘ |
| awarded | Nobel Prize in Physics 1985 to Klaus von Klitzing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
formation of Landau levels
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quantized Hall conductance ⓘ topologically protected edge states ⓘ vanishing longitudinal resistance ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Grenoble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Klaus von Klitzing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| field |
condensed matter physics
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low-temperature physics ⓘ mesoscopic physics ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
metrology
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quantum standards of resistance ⓘ study of topological phases of matter ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
plateaus in Hall resistance
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precise electrical resistance standard ⓘ quantization of Hall resistance ⓘ robustness against disorder ⓘ zero longitudinal resistivity on plateaus ⓘ |
| hasGeneralization |
fractional quantum Hall effect
NERFINISHED
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higher-dimensional quantum Hall effect ⓘ quantum anomalous Hall effect ⓘ |
| hasType |
fractional quantum Hall effect
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integer quantum Hall effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
disorder-induced localization
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electron–electron interactions ⓘ strong electron–magnetic field coupling ⓘ |
| modelledBy |
Chern–Simons field theory
NERFINISHED
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Landau level theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Laughlin wavefunction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn |
GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunctions
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MOSFET inversion layers ⓘ graphene NERFINISHED ⓘ semiconductor heterostructures ⓘ two-dimensional electron systems ⓘ |
| quantizedHallConductance |
integer multiples of e^2/h
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rational fractions of e^2/h ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anderson localization
NERFINISHED
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Berry phase ⓘ Chern number ⓘ Landau quantization NERFINISHED ⓘ anyons ⓘ edge–bulk correspondence ⓘ quantum anomalous Hall effect ⓘ quantum spin Hall effect ⓘ spin Hall effect ⓘ topological invariants ⓘ topological order ⓘ |
| requires |
low temperature
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strong perpendicular magnetic field ⓘ |
| usedAs |
realization of von Klitzing constant
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resistance standard ⓘ |
| usedFor | high-precision measurement of fine-structure constant ⓘ |
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Quantum Hall systems