Phase control and channel mixing by geometrical elements in quantum Hall circuits
Davide Venturelli
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 11:00
Matfys library
Abstract:
Integer quantum Hall edge channels in 2-dimensional electron gases have
remarkable transport properties of chirality and quantum coherence,
which are spectacularly employed in electronic interferometers. A new
class of interferometers might be available if coherent states
superposed between co-propagating channels could be prepared and
manipulated. In this talk we analyze theoretically the mechanisms of
coherent channel mixing between edge channels, namely the presence of
non-adiabatic potentials and spin-dependent couplings. Then we present a
general technique employing periodic spatial modulations of the Hall-bar
in order to control the phase difference and charge superposition
between propagating edge states. Numerical Simulations of recently
performed and future experiments will be discussed.