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quantum Hall effect
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quantum Hall effect [′kwän·təm ′hȯl i‚fekt]
(electronics)
A phenomenon exhibited by certain semiconductor devices at low temperatures and high magnetic fields, whereby the Hall resistance becomes precisely equal to (h/e2)/n, wherehis Planck's constant,eis the electronic charge, andnis either an integer or a rational fraction. Also known as von Klitzing effect.
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