Detection of Fractional Charge in a Quantum Hall Antidot

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Abstract

The detection and control of fractionally charged anyons remain central challenges in condensed matter physics. While recent advances in anyonic interference have revealed phase jumps consistent with fractional statistics, direct measurement of fractional charge is essential for establishing their fundamental properties. Here, we introduce a conceptually simple and tunable platform for quasiparticle manipulation based on a gate-defined antidot in bilayer graphene operated in the Coulomb-dominated regime. This approach enables direct detection of quasiparticle charge through conductance oscillations, bypassing the need for more complex techniques. At filling factors 4/3 and 7/3, we observe oscillations consistent with e/3-charged quasiparticles. Extending these measurements to hole-conjugate states such as 2/3, 5/3, and 8/3, together with new theoretical modeling, reveals distinct tunneling charges arising from integer edge modes. The simplicity and versatility of this platform establish a broadly applicable route to probing fractional charge in van der Waals materials.

**This work has been supported by the SNSF Eccellenza grant No.PCEGP2 19452.

Publication: Mario Di Luca, et al. "Quantum Hall Antidot as a Fractional Coulombmeter." arXiv, 4 Sept. 2025, doi:10.48550/arXiv.2509.04209.

Presenters

  • Mario Di Luca

    • EPFL

Authors

  • Mario Di Luca

    • EPFL
  • Emily Hajigeorgiou

    • EPFL
  • Zekang Zhou

    • EPFL
    • Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
  • Tevz Lotric

    • University of Oxford
  • Tengyan Feng

    • EPFL
  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
  • Steven H Simon

    • University of Oxford
  • Mitali Banerjee

    • EPFL
    • EPF PHB-ECUBLENS
    • Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)