Quantum-Hall physics and three dimensions

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Beitragende

Abstract

The discovery of the quantum Hall effect (QHE) in 1980 marked a turning point in condensed matter physics: given appropriate experimental conditions, the Hall conductivity sigma (xy) of a two-dimensional electron system is exactly quantized. But what happens to the QHE in three dimensions (3D)? Experiments over the past 40 years showed that some of the remarkable physics of the QHE, in particular plateau-like Hall conductivities sigma(xy) accompanied by minima in the longitudinal resistivity rho(xx), can also be found in 3D materials. However, since typically rho(xx) remains finite and a quantitative relation between sigma(xy) and the conductance quantum e(2)/h could not be established, the role of quantum Hall physics in 3D remains unsettled. Following a recent series of exciting experiments, the QHE in 3D has now returned to the center stage. Here, we summarize the leap in understanding of 3D matter in magnetic fields emerging from these experiments.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer044501
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftReports on progress in physics
Jahrgang86
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Apr. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 36735956
Scopus 85148965943

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Dirac, Hall effect, Semimetals, Topology, Transport, Weyl, quantum Hall effect, Electrons, Magnetic Fields, Physics