Non-Hermitian topology in a multi-terminal quantum Hall device

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Beitragende

  • Kyrylo Ochkan - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)
  • Raghav Chaturvedi - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)
  • Viktor Könye - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)
  • Louis Veyrat - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)
  • Romain Giraud - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Université Grenoble Alpes (Autor:in)
  • Dominique Mailly - , Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (Autor:in)
  • Antonella Cavanna - , Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (Autor:in)
  • Ulf Gennser - , Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (Autor:in)
  • Ewelina M. Hankiewicz - , Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Exzellenzcluster ct.qmat: Komplexität und Topologie in Quantenmaterialien, Professur für Experimentelle Festkörperphysik (gB/IFW), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Jeroen van den Brink - , Exzellenzcluster ct.qmat: Komplexität und Topologie in Quantenmaterialien, Professur für Festkörpertheorie (gB/IFW), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Joseph Dufouleur - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)
  • Ion Cosma Fulga - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)

Abstract

Quantum devices characterized by non-Hermitian topology are predicted to show highly robust and potentially useful properties for precision sensing and signal amplification. However, realizing them has remained a daunting experimental task, as non-Hermiticity is often associated with gain and loss, which would require precise tailoring to produce the signatures of non-trivial topology. Here, instead of gain and loss, we use the non-reciprocity of quantum Hall edge states to directly observe non-Hermitian topology in a multi-terminal quantum Hall ring. Our transport measurements evidence a robust, non-Hermitian skin effect, characterized by currents and voltages showing an exponential profile that persists across Hall plateau transitions away from the regime of maximum non-reciprocity. Our observation of non-Hermitian topology in a quantum device introduces a scalable experimental approach to construct and investigate generic non-Hermitian systems.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)395-401
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftNature physics
Jahrgang20
Ausgabenummer3
Frühes Online-Datum18 Jan. 2024
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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