Localizing Fractional Quasiparticles on Graphene Quantum Hall Antidots

S. M. Mills, D. V. Averin, and X. Du
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 227701 – Published 24 November 2020
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Abstract

We report localization of fractional quantum Hall (QH) quasiparticles on graphene antidots. By studying coherent tunneling through the localized QH edge modes on the antidot, we measured the QH quasiparticle charges to be approximately ±e/3 at fractional fillings of ν=±1/3. The Dirac spectrum in graphene allows large energy scales and robust quasiparticle localization against thermal excitation. The capability of localizing fractional quasiparticles on QH antidots brings promising opportunities for realizing anyon braiding and novel quantum electronics.

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  • Received 27 March 2020
  • Accepted 26 October 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.227701

© 2020 American Physical Society

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Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

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S. M. Mills, D. V. Averin*, and X. Du

  • Department of Physics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA

  • *dmitri.averin@stonybrook.edu
  • xu.du@stonybrook.edu

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Vol. 125, Iss. 22 — 27 November 2020

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