Abstract
We study a delocalization transition for noninteracting quasiparticles moving in two dimensions, which belongs to a new symmetry class. This symmetry class can be realized in a dirty, gapless superconductor in which time-reversal symmetry for orbital motion is broken, but spin-rotation symmetry is intact. We find a direct transition between two insulating phases with quantized Hall conductances of zero and two for the conserved quasiparticles. The energy of the quasiparticles acts as a relevant symmetry-breaking field at the critical point, which splits the direct transition into two conventional plateau transitions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3516-3519 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy