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Anti-dot geometries for precise manipulation of the interference of fractional quasiparticles in Bernal bilayer quantum Hall graphene

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Abstract

In Fabry-Pérot interferometers, quasiparticle exchange statistics in the fractional quantum Hall regime have been observed in various 2-dimensional electronics systems. The double braiding phase of these anyonic particles has been measured by probing the phase shift of the intereference signal as the localized anyon occupation in the interferometer changes. However, thus far, the anyon occupation is determined by uncontrolled disorders in the device in most of these experiments. We aim to control the number of localized quasiparticles through gate controlled anti-dot structures in the interferometer that allow for precise manipulation of the number of quasiparticles encircled by the chiral edge channels. We discuss how these controllable anti-dot structures are useful tuning knobs for measuring states that may host quasiparticles with non-abelian exchange statistics in bilayer graphene.

Presenters

  • Christina E. Henzinger

    Harvard University

Authors

  • Christina E. Henzinger

    Harvard University

  • James Ehrets

    Harvard University

  • Thomas R Werkmeister

    Harvard University

  • Marie Elizabeth Wesson

    Harvard University

  • Danial Haie Najafabadi

    Center for Nanoscale Systems, Harvard University

  • Kenji Watanabe

    National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute of Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    National Institute for Materials Science, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Bertrand I Halperin

    Harvard University

  • Amir Yacoby

    Harvard University

  • Philip Kim

    Harvard University