1997/08/05 by Sora Cho, Leon Balents, Matthew P. A. Fisher · 17 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Anisotropy #Ballistic conduction #Condensed matter physics #Dephasing #Electron #Geometry #Magnetic field #Magnetic properties of thin films #Magnetoresistance #Mesoscopic physics #Physics #Quantum Hall effect #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Quantum mechanics #Surface (topology) #Topological Materials and Phenomena #Transverse plane #Weak localization #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.56.15814
published in Physical review. B, Condensed matter 56(24), 15814-15821 (American Physical Society) · 9 pages LaTex, 9 postscript figures included using epsf
arxiv created 1997/08/05 · openalex publication_date 1997/12/15 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The two-dimensional surface of a coupled multilayer integer quantum Hall system consists of an anisotropic chiral metal. This unusual metal is characterized by ballistic motion transverse and diffusive motion parallel (z\) to the magnetic field. Employing a network model, we calculate numerically the phase coherent two-terminal z-axis conductance and its mesoscopic fluctuations. Quasi-one-dimensional localization effects are evident in the limit of many layers. We consider the role of inelastic dephasing effects in modifying the transport of the chiral surface sheath, discussing their importance in the recent experiments of Druist et al.