Electronic Transport. Part 1: Quantum Point Contacts and Quantum Wires

Introductory material....Pages 1-4
List of frequently used symbols....Pages 1-2
List of abbreviations....Pages 1-1
1 Survey of mesoscopic quantum transport....Pages 1-1
1.1 Summary of semi-classical description of electrical transport....Pages 1-4
1.2 Summary of low temperature quantum transport....Pages 5-5
1.3 Description of the experimental observations....Pages 6-16
1.4 References for Section 1....Pages 17-18
Reference key and author index for Part I....Pages 19-21
II Quantum point contacts....Pages 22-22
2 Overview of systems....Pages 22-26
2.5 References for Section 2....Pages 27-27
3 Quantized transport....Pages 28-28
3.1 Overview of the theory....Pages 28-47
3.2 Quantization....Pages 47-48
3.3 Finite temperature....Pages 48-49
3.4 Sample geometry....Pages 49-53
3.5 Magnetic field....Pages 53-57
3.6 Impurities....Pages 57-58
3.7 Interactions....Pages 59-60
3.8 Electron spin....Pages 60-61
3.9 Statistical properties....Pages 61-62
3.10 Non-linear effects....Pages 62-68
3.11 Thermal transport properties....Pages 68-69
3.12 Coulomb blockade....Pages 69-70
3.13 Superconducting QPCs....Pages 70-70
3.14 Effect of radiation....Pages 71-71
3.15 References for Section 3....Pages 72-76
4 Frequency- and time-dependent effects....Pages 77-92
4.7 References for Section 4....Pages 93-94
5 Applications....Pages 95-98
5.3 References for Section 5....Pages 99-99
Reference key and author index for Part II....Pages 100-108
III Quantum Wires....Pages 109-109
6 Overview over systems....Pages 109-111
6.6 References for Section 6....Pages 112-114
7 Single wires....Pages 115-115
7.1 Geometrical quantization....Pages 116-124
7.2 Fermi energy....Pages 124-132
7.3 Finite temperature....Pages 132-144
7.4 Sample geometry....Pages 144-157
7.5 Impurities....Pages 157-162
7.6 Interactions....Pages 162-167
7.7 Magnetic field....Pages 167-209
7.8 Electron spin....Pages 209-210
7.9 Non-linear effects....Pages 210-212
7.10 Localization....Pages 212-224
7.11 References for Section 7....Pages 214-223
8.1 Geometrical quantization....Pages 224-227
8.2 Finite temperature....Pages 228-232
8.3 Sample geometry....Pages 232-234
8.4 Impurities....Pages 234-234
8.5 Interactions....Pages 234-236
8.6 Magnetic field....Pages 236-246
8.7 Non-linear effects....Pages 246-247
8.8 Localization....Pages 247-248
8.9 References for Section 8....Pages 249-250
9 Isolated rings....Pages 251-254
10.1 Quantized conductance....Pages 255-255
10.2 Finite temperature....Pages 255-258
10.3 Sample geometry....Pages 259-261
10.4 Impurities - 10.5 Interactions....Pages 262-262
10.6 Magnetic field....Pages 262-273
10.7 Non-linear effects....Pages 273-273
10.8 Electrostatic Aharonov-Bohm effect....Pages 274-275
10.9 Dispersion relation....Pages 275-275
10.10 Indium oxide rings....Pages 275-279
10.11 References for Section 10....Pages 280-281
11 Frequency- and time-dependent effects....Pages 282-293
11.5 References for Section 11....Pages 294-295
12 Overview of the theory....Pages 296-303
12.8 References for Section 12....Pages 304-306
Reference key and author index for Part III....Pages 307-328