Mesoscopic mechanism of adiabatic charge transport

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作者
Zhou, F [1 ]
Spivak, B
Altshuler, B
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[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Phys, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Phys, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[3] NEC Res Inst, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.608
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We consider adiabatic charge transport through mesoscopic metallic samples caused by a periodically changing external potential. We find that both the amplitude and the sign of the charge transferred through a sample per period are random sample specific quantities. The characteristic magnitude of the charge is determined by the quantum interference. [S0031-9007(98)08205-2].
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