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Direct Observation of a Fractional Charge

R. de-Picciotto, M. Reznikov, M. Heiblum, V. Umansky, G. Bunin, D. Mahalu

Published 1997-07-28Version 1

We performed measurements of Quantum Shot Noise in order to determine the quasiparticle charge in the Fractional Quantum Hall regime. The noise is generated by a current flow through a partially transmitting Quantum Point Contact in a 2DEG. The noise is directly proportional to the charge of the quasiparticles, thus allowing direct determination of the charge. We measured Quantum Shot Noise at a filling factor of 1/3 and found that the charge is e/3; as predicted by Laughlin.

Comments: 3 pages, PostScript, 4 figures. Submitted to Nature
Journal: Nature, v. 389, pp. 162-164 (1997)
Categories: cond-mat.mes-hall
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