QUANTUM MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT AND TRANSPORT IN SPHERICAL 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GASES

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作者
FODEN, CL [1 ]
LEADBEATER, ML [1 ]
PEPPER, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevB.52.R8646
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We present results from a theoretical study of a ballistic electron confined to move in either a spherical or hemispherical noninteracting two-dimensional electron gas in a nonuniform magnetic field, arising as a result of an applied axial held. We calculate the ground-state energy as a function of magnetic-field strength and the dispersion relation for isolated systems. We then discuss quantum ballistic transport on a contacted sphere, a system which is topologically equivalent to a Corbino disk, as a function of Fermi energy and magnetic-field strength.
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