Two- and three-electron bubbles in AlxGa1-xAs / Al0.24Ga0.76As quantum wells

Journal Article (2019)
Author(s)

X. Fu (University of Minnesota)

Q. Shi (University of Minnesota, Columbia University)

M. A. Zudov (University of Minnesota)

G. C. Gardner (Purdue University)

J. D. Watson (TU Delft - BUS/Quantum Delft, Purdue University)

M. J. Manfra (Purdue University)

DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.161402 Final published version
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Journal title
Physical Review B
Issue number
16
Volume number
99
Article number
161402
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Abstract

We report on transport signatures of eight distinct bubble phases in the N=3 Landau level of an AlxGa1-xAs/Al0.24Ga0.76As quantum well with x=0.0015. These phases occur near partial filling factors ν≈0.2(0.8) and ν≈0.3(0.7) and have M=2 and M=3 electrons (holes) per bubble, respectively. We speculate that a small amount of alloy disorder in our sample helps to distinguish these broken symmetry states in low-temperature transport measurements.