Pseudospin ferromagnetism in double-quantum-wire systems

Wang, D. -W.; Mishchenko, E. G.; Demler, E.

Pseudospin ferromagnetism in double-quantum-wire systems

Authors

Wang, D. -W.

Mishchenko, E. G.

Demler, E.

Description

We propose that a pseudospin ferromagnetic (i.e inter-wire coherent) state can exist in a system of two parallel wires of finite width in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. This novel quantum many-body state appears when the inter wire distance decreases below a certain critical value which depends on the magnetic field. We determine the phase boundary of the ferromagnetic phase by analyzing the softening of the spin-mode velocity using the bosonization approach. We also discuss signatures of this state in tunneling and Coulomb drag experiments.
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