Circularly polarized near-field scanning optical microscope for investigations of edge states of a two-dimensional electron system

We report on investigations of the quantum Hall chiral edge states using a near-field scanning optical microscope that enables us to irradiate circularly polarized light from the probe tip with spatial resolution below the diffraction limit. We have found a clear evidence for the formation of spin-s...

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Published in:Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Materials science & processing, 2015-12, Vol.121 (4), p.1341-1345
Main Authors: Nomura, Shintaro, Mamyouda, Syuhei, Ito, Hironori, Shibata, Yusuke, Ohira, Tomoya, Yoshikawa, Luno, Ootuka, Youiti, Kashiwaya, Satoshi, Yamaguchi, Masumi, Tamura, Hiroyuki, Akazaki, Tatsushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Circularity
Condensed Matter Physics
Diffraction
Formations
Invited Paper
Machines
Magnetic fields
Manufacturing
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Optical microscopes
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Polarized light
Processes
Scanning
Surfaces and Interfaces
Thin Films
Two dimensional
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Summary:We report on investigations of the quantum Hall chiral edge states using a near-field scanning optical microscope that enables us to irradiate circularly polarized light from the probe tip with spatial resolution below the diffraction limit. We have found a clear evidence for the formation of spin-split incompressible strips near the edge of a two-dimensional electron system in high magnetic fields.
ISSN:0947-8396
1432-0630
DOI:10.1007/s00339-015-9420-9