Diamagnetism and flux creep in bilayer exciton superfluids

TL;DR

This paper explores how an in-plane magnetic field induces diamagnetism in quantum Hall bilayers, revealing signatures of counterflow superfluidity and predicting measurable persistent currents through torque magnetometry.

Contribution

It provides a theoretical analysis of diamagnetism and flux creep in bilayer exciton superfluids, including the effects of vortices and charge disorder, and suggests experimental detection methods.

Findings

Predicted history-dependent diamagnetism in bilayer systems.

Estimated measurable in-plane magnetic moments with stronger tunneling.

Suggested torque magnetometry as a tool to observe superfluid persistent currents.

Abstract

We discuss the diamagnetism induced in an isolated quantum Hall bilayer with total filling factor one by an in-plane magnetic field. This is a signature of counterflow superfluidity in these systems. We calculate magnetically induced currents in the presence of pinned vortices nucleated by charge disorder, and predict a history-dependent diamagnetism that could persist on laboratory timescales. For current samples we find that the maximum in-plane moment is small, but with stronger tunneling the moments would be measurable using torque magnetometry. Such experiments would allow the persistent currents of a counterflow superfluid to be observed in an electrically isolated bilayer.