• 文献标题:   Superfluid-insulator transition of quantum Hall domain walls in bilayer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MAZO V, HUANG CW, SHIMSHONI E, CARR ST, FERTIG HA
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121 EI 1550-235X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Bar Ilan Univ
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.89.121411
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We consider the nu = 0 quantum Hall ferromagnetic state of bilayer graphene subject to a kinklike perpendicular electric field, which generates domain walls in the electronic state and low-energy collective modes confined to move along them. In particular, it is shown that two pairs of collective helical modes are formed at opposite sides of the kink, each pair consisting of modes with identical helicities. We derive an effective field-theoretical model of these modes in terms of two weakly coupled anisotropic quantum spin ladders, with parameters tunable through control of the electric and magnetic fields. This yields a rich phase diagram, where, due to the helical nature of the modes, distinct phases possess very different charge conduction properties. Most notably, this system can potentially exhibit a transition from a superfluid to an insulating phase.