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Nature Physics 2, 452–455 (1 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/nphys322

Melting of a 2D quantum electron solid in high magnetic field

Yong P. Chen , G. Sambandamurthy , Z. H. Wang , R. M. Lewis , L. W. Engel , D. C. Tsui , P. D. Ye , L. N. Pfeiffer & K. W. West

The melting temperature Tm of a solid is generally determined by its solid–liquid transition on being heated at a fixed pressure, usually ambient pressure. It is also determined indirectly by the density n by means of the equation of state.