title: Possible pairing-induced even-denominator fractional quantum Hall effect in the lowest Landau level.
abstract: We report on our theoretical investigations that point to the possibility of a fractional quantum Hall effect with partial spin polarization at nu = 3/8. The physics of the incompressible state proposed here involves p-wave pairing of composite fermions in the spin reversed sector. The temperature and magnetic field regimes for the realization of this state are estimated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, 104 Davey Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Scarola
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Rezayi