- Accepted Paper
Skyrmion excitations in the = -1 quantum Hall state in monolayer graphene
Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 3 November, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/th22-7ycv
Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 3 November, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/th22-7ycv
We investigate the skyrmion excited states atop the quantum Hall ferromagnetic ground state at filling factor in monolayer graphene. The competition among short-range anisotropic interactions, the Zeeman coupling, and sublattice symmetry-breaking potential gives rise to four distinct spin-valley-ordered ground-state phases. Combining effective field theory with the Hartree–Fock approximation, we develop a variational framework that incorporates both the long-range Coulomb interaction and the symmetry-breaking terms on an equal footing. Variational minimization determines the optimal skyrmion texture, including both its spatial radial profile and internal spinor structure.
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