The microscopic nature of localization in the quantum Hall effect

Nature

Volumn 427, Issue 6972, 2004, Pages 328-332

  Ilani, S ^a,c   Martin, J ^a   Teitelbaum, E ^a   Smet, J H ^b   Mahalu, D ^a   Umansky, V ^a   Yacoby, A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TRANSISTORS;

TRANSITION REGIONS;

HALL EFFECT;

ELECTRON;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC FIELD; PHASE TRANSITION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM THEORY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1642499362     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02230     Document Type: Article

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