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e/3 Laughlin quasiparticle primary-filling ν=1/3 interferometer

  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

We report experimental realization of a quasiparticle interferometer where the entire system is in 1/3 primary fractional quantum Hall state. The interferometer consists of chiral edge channels coupled by quantum-coherent tunneling in two constrictions, thus enclosing an Aharonov-Bohm area. We observe magnetic flux and charge periods h/e and e/3, equivalent to the creation of one quasielectron in the island. Quantum theory predicts a 3h/e flux period for charge e/3, integer statistics particles. Thus, the observed periods demonstrate the anyonic braiding statistics of Laughlin quasiparticles.

Original languageEnglish
Article number076805
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume98
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2007

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