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Schattschneider, P., Schachinger, Th., Stöger-Pollach, M., Löffler, S., Steiger-Thirsfeld, A., Bliokh, K. Y., & Nori, F. (2014). Imaging the dynamics of free-electron Landau states. Nature Communications, 5(4586). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5586
E057-02 - Fachbereich Universitäre Serviceeinrichtung für Transmissions- Elektronenmikroskopie E138-03 - Forschungsbereich Functional and Magnetic Materials
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Zeitschrift:
Nature Communications
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ISSN:
2041-1723
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Datum (veröffentlicht):
2014
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Umfang:
6
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Verlag:
NATURE PORTFOLIO
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Peer Reviewed:
Ja
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Keywords:
General Physics and Astronomy; General Chemistry; Multidisciplinary; General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Abstract:
Landau levels and states of electrons in a magnetic field are fundamental quantum entities underlying the quantum Hall and related effects in condensed matter physics. However, the real-space properties and observation of Landau wave functions remain elusive. Here we report the real-space observation of Landau states and the internal rotational dynamics of free electrons. States with different qua...
Landau levels and states of electrons in a magnetic field are fundamental quantum entities underlying the quantum Hall and related effects in condensed matter physics. However, the real-space properties and observation of Landau wave functions remain elusive. Here we report the real-space observation of Landau states and the internal rotational dynamics of free electrons. States with different quantum numbers are produced using nanometre-sized electron vortex beams, with a radius chosen to match the waist of the Landau states, in a quasi-uniform magnetic field. Scanning the beams along the propagation direction, we reconstruct the rotational dynamics of the Landau wave functions with angular frequency ~100 GHz. We observe that Landau modes with different azimuthal quantum numbers belong to three classes, which are characterized by rotations with zero, Larmor and cyclotron frequencies, respectively. This is in sharp contrast to the uniform cyclotron rotation of classical electrons, and in perfect agreement with recent theoretical predictions.
