Vortex Lattice States of Bilayer Electron-Hole Fluids in Quantizing Magnetic Fields

We show that the ground state of a weakly charged two-dimensional electron-hole fluid in a strong magnetic field is a broken translation symmetry state with interpenetrating lattices of localized vortices and antivortices in the electron-hole-pair field. The vortices and antivortices carry fractional charges of equal sign but unequal magnitude and have a honeycomb-lattice structure that contrasts with the triangular lattices of superconducting electron-electron-pair vortex lattices. We predict that increasing charge density or a weakening magnetic field drives a vortex delocalization transition that would be signaled experimentally by an abrupt increase in counterflow transport resistance.

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Physical Review Letters
Published
2025-08-22
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https://doi.org/10.1103/83f9-pln9
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2
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Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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2.52

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Vortex Lattice States of Bilayer Electron-Hole Fluids in Quantizing Magnetic Fields

Allan H. MacDonald, Bo Zou
2 citations
Physical Review Letters
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
2.52
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Vortex Lattice States of Bilayer Electron-Hole Fluids in Quantizing Magnetic Fields

Allan H. MacDonald, Bo Zou
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Abstract

We show that the ground state of a weakly charged two-dimensional electron-hole fluid in a strong magnetic field is a broken translation symmetry state with interpenetrating lattices of localized vortices and antivortices in the electron-hole-pair field. The vortices and antivortices carry fractional charges of equal sign but unequal magnitude and have a honeycomb-lattice structure that contrasts with the triangular lattices of superconducting electron-electron-pair vortex lattices. We predict that increasing charge density or a weakening magnetic field drives a vortex delocalization transition that would be signaled experimentally by an abrupt increase in counterflow transport resistance.

Physical Review LettersVol. 135(8)
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, Office of Naval Research
Openalex Percentile: Top 10%
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
2.52
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