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Physics 2, 82 (2009) – Published October 5, 2009 Quantum Information Semiconductor Physics Mesoscopics Nanophysics A theoretical analysis of recent experiments suggests that a key feature of a topological quantum computer—the unusual statistics of quasiparticles in the quantum Hall effect—may finally have been observed. |
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Physics 2, 66 (2009) – Published August 3, 2009 Mesoscopics Nanophysics Statistical Mechanics Quantum states in disordered solids are characterized by wild spatial fluctuations. As a result, the behavior of a single typical wave function differs markedly from the ensemble average. |
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Published March 30, 2009 Mesoscopics Nanophysics Spintronics Optical measurements in electron gases at low temperatures and high magnetic fields show the electron spins are, as predicted, polarized, but that this state is surprisingly delicate. |
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Physics 2, 15 (2009) – Published February 23, 2009 Semiconductor Physics Mesoscopics Nanophysics Measurements of the heat transport at the edges of two-dimensional electron systems appear to provide explanations about the quantum Hall state that have not been forthcoming via charge transport experiments. |
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Published January 26, 2009 Measurements of how out-of-equilibrium electrons lose energy along a carbon nanotube reveal that they do not significantly scatter over several microns. |
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