DCMPMS Seminars

Quantum Hall Thermal Conductance of an Isolated Edge Channel

by Dr. Bivas Dutta (Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at AG80
Description
The quantum Hall effect (QHE) states, one of the earliest known examples of a topological insulator, are predicted to host exotic quasiparticles that make them one of the most sought after for application in topological quantum computations. A proposed host of such quasiparticles is the =5/2 QHE state. Gapless edge modes are ideal candidates for braiding experiments, which can reveal the state’s robustness to decoherence. Since the =5/2 state hosts a variety of edge modes (integer, fractional, neutral), a robust technique is needed to isolate the exotic modes while assuring that their original character remains intact. 
In this talk, I will present our recent work, where we exploited a novel technique to gap-out the integer modes of the =5/2 state by interfacing it with the integer state =2 and =3 [1] , and measured the thermal conductance of the isolated =1/2 mode. Observing a thermal conductance of (with = 2 k B 2 /3h, the quantum of thermal conductance), assures the non-abelian nature of the =1/2 mode and its topological order [2] . Our result opens a new avenue to manipulate and test other QHE states and braid via interference of the isolated exotic modes.
References:
1. Dutta, B., et al., Distinguishing between non-abelian topological orders in a quantum Hall system.  Science, 2022. 375(6577): p. 193-197.
2. Dutta, B., et al., Isolated Ballistic Non-Abelian Interface Channel. Accepted in Science (2022), arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.11205, 2021.