Published October 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Possibility of p-wave pairing of composite fermions at ν= (1) /(2)

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800 (United States)
  • 2. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310 (United States)

Description

We find that the composite Fermi sea at ν=1/2 is on the verge of an instability to triplet pairing of composite fermions. It is argued that a transition into the paired state, described by a Pfaffian wave function, may be induced if the short-range part of the interaction is softened by increasing the thickness of the two-dimensional electron system. copyright 1998 The American Physical Society

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
16
Journal Page Range
p. R10167-R10170
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
30006413
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMIONS; HALL EFFECT; P WAVES; QUANTUM MECHANICS; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; MECHANICS; PARTIAL WAVES