Transport and thermodynamic signatures of non-abelian quantum Hall states
COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited
Abstract
In this talk I will review several proposed experiments aimed at identifying non-abelian quantum Hall states, particularly the nu=5/2. These proposed experiments will include the temperature dependence of the compressibility and the magnetization of macroscopic samples, interference in mesoscopic samples and Coulomb blockade in quantum dots. In particular, I will discuss the conditions needed for the compressibility and magnetization to reflect non-abelian quasi- particles, the inter-relations between interference and Coulomb blockade, and the subtleties associated with each of them. I will also comment on existing experimental data.
*This work was supported by the US-Israel BiNational Science Foundation, the Minerva foundation and Microsoft's Station Q.
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