Interlayer Coherence in the $ u=1$ and $ u=2$ Bilayer Quantum Hall States


Abstract in English

We have measured the Hall-plateau width and the activation energy of the bilayer quantum Hall (BLQH) states at the Landau-level filling factor $ u=1$ and 2 by tilting the sample and simultaneously changing the electron density in each quantum well. The phase transition between the commensurate and incommensurate states are confirmed at $ u =1$ and discovered at $ u =2$. In particular, three different $ u =2$ BLQH states are identified; the compound state, the coherent commensurate state, and the coherent incommensurate state.

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