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2D-Liquids and Solids in Strong Magnetic Fields

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Low-Dimensional Electronic Systems

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Abstract

The competition between liquid and solid states of strongly correlated electron systems occurs in a novel way in a strong magnetic field. The occurrence of the incompressible states responsible for the fractional quantum Hall effect results in causes the liquid state to be reentrant with increasing magnetic field. A number of experimental anomolies have been observed near the Landau level filling factors where the transition is expected. We discuss the possibility of using dynamic probes of the electron system to provide conclusive evidence that these anomolies are associated with crossing the liquid-solid phase boundary.

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  1. Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47401, USA

    A. H. MacDonald

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  1. Institut für Halbleiterphysik, Universität Linz, A-4040, Linz, Austria

    Günther Bauer

  2. Institut für Festkörperphysik, Universität Wien, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    Friedemar Kuchar

  3. Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Linz, A-4040, Linz, Austria

    Helmut Heinrich

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MacDonald, A.H. (1992). 2D-Liquids and Solids in Strong Magnetic Fields. In: Bauer, G., Kuchar, F., Heinrich, H. (eds) Low-Dimensional Electronic Systems. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 111. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84857-5_17

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