Abstract
We study a delocalization transition for non-interacting 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 352-355 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Spin quantum Hall transition in disordered superconductors'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver