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Anomalous nematic states in half-filled Landau levels in tilted magnetic fields

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Abstract

In this talk we examine the effect of in-plane magnetic fields on anomalous nematic phases in half-field high Landau levels which are characterized by unexpected minima (maxima) in Rxx (Ryy) and plateau-like features in RH emerging at low temperatures. In particular, we have found that these features quickly disappear upon application of in-plane magnetic field, regardless of its orientation with respect to the native anisotropy axis, and that conventional quantum Hall stripe phase is restored.

Presenters

  • Michael Zudov

    University of Minnesota

Authors

  • Michael Zudov

    University of Minnesota

  • Xiaojun Fu

    University of Minnesota

  • Qianhui Shi

    Columbia Univ, Columbia University, University of Minnesota

  • Geoff C Gardner

    Purdue University, Birck Nanotechnology Center and Microsoft Quantum Purdue, Purdue University, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Station Q Purdue, Purdue University, Microsoft Quantum Purdue, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA, Microsoft Quantum Purdue, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Microsoft Quantum Purdue, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA, Physics, Purdue University

  • John Watson

    Purdue University

  • Michael Manfra

    Physics and Astronomy, Purdue Univ, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Station Q Purdue, Birck Nanotechnology Center, School of Materials Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue, Purdue Univ, Purdue University, Microsoft Quantum at Station Q Purdue, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Microsoft Quantum Purdue, School og Materials Engineering & School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, P, Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Station Q Purdue, Purdue University, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Microsoft Quantum Purdue, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 USA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Microsoft Quantum Purdue, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA, Physics, Purdue University

  • K. W. Baldwin

    Princeton University, Electrical engineering, Princeton university, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University

  • Loren Pfeiffer

    Princeton University, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Electrical engineering, Princeton university, Princeton Univ, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, electrical engineering, Princeton, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

  • Kenneth West

    Princeton University, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Electrical engineering, Princeton university, Princeton Univ, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, electrical engineering, Princeton, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA