Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: 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.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: F. Zhou, B. Spivak, B. Altshuler
Institutions: Princeton University, University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2114359699