38 research outputs found
Distribution of Wigner delay time from single channel disordered systems
We consider the scattering of an electron from a semi-infinite
one-dimensional random medium. The random medium is characterized by force,
-\d V/\d L being the basic random variable. We obtain an analytical
expression for the stationary delay time () distribution
within a random phase approximation. Our result agrees with earlier analytical
expressions, where the random potential is taken to be of different kind,
indicating universality of the delay time distribution, i.e., delay time
distribution is independent of the nature of disorder.Comment: 8 pages RevTeX, no figure
Dephasing via stochastic absorption: A case study in Aharonov-Bohm oscillations
The Aharonov-Bohm ring has been the mainstay of mesoscopic physics research
since its inception. In this paper we have dwelt on the problem of dephasing of
AB oscillations using a phenomenological model based on stochastic absorption.
To calculate the conductance in the presence of inelastic scattering we have
used the method due to Brouwer and Beenakker. We have shown that conductance is
symmetric under flux reversal and visibility of AB oscillations decay to zero
as a function of the incoherence parameter thus signalling dephasing in the
system. Some comments are made on the relative merits of stochastic absorption
with respect to optical potential model, which have been used to mimic
dephasing.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures Minor corrections made and journal reference adde
Stochastic Resonance in Washboard Potentials
We study the mobility of an overdamped particle in a periodic potential
tilted by a constant force. The mobility exhibits a stochastic resonance in
inhomogeneous systems with space dependent friction coefficient. The result
indicates that the presence of oscillating external field is not essential for
the observability of stochastic resonance, at least in the inhomogenous medium.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure
Wave attenuation to clock sojourn times
The subject of time in quantum mechanics is of perennial interest especially
because there is no observable for the time taken by a particle to transmit (or
reflect) from a particular region. Several methods have been proposed based on
scattering phase shifts and using different quantum clocks, where the time
taken is clocked by some external input or indirectly from the phase of the
scattering amplitudes. In this work we give a general method for calculating
conditional sojourn times based on wave attenuation. In this approach clock
mechanism does not couple to the Hamiltonian of the system. For simplicity,
specific case of a delta dimer is considered in detail. Our analysis re-affirms
recent results based on correcting quantum clocks using optical potential
methods, albeit in a much simpler way.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Minor corrections made and journal reference
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CURRENT MAGNIFICATION AND CIRCULATING CURRENTS IN MESOSCOPIC RINGS
We show that several novel effects related to persistent currents can arise
in open systems, which have no analogue in closed or isolated systems. We have
considered a system of a metallic ring coupled to two electron reservoirs. We
show that in the presence of a transport current, persistent currents can flow
in a ring even in the absence of magnetic field. This is related to the current
magnification effect in the ring. In the presence of magnetic field we show
that the amplitude of persistent currents is sensitive to the direction of
current flow from one reservoir to another. Finally we briefly discuss the
persistent currents arising due to two nonclassical effects namely,
Aharonov-Bohm effect and quantum tunneling.Comment: On the basis of talk given by A. M. Jayannavar at "International
Workshop on Novel Physics in Low Dimensional Systems" in Madras(India). Four
figures available on reques
Hartman effect in presence of Aharanov Bohm flux
The Hartman effect for the tunneling particle implies the independence of
group delay time on the opaque barrier width, with superluminal velocities as a
consequence. This effect is further examined on a quantum ring geometry in the
presence of Aharonov-Bohm flux. We show that while tunneling through an opaque
barrier the group delay time for given incident energy becomes independent of
the barrier thickness as well as the magnitude of the flux. The Hartman effect
is thereby extended beyond one dimension and in the presence of Aharonov-Bohm
flux.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Energetics of rocked inhomogeneous ratchets
We study the efficiency of frictional thermal ratchets driven by finite
frequency driving force and in contact with a heat bath. The efficiency
exhibits varied behavior with driving frequency. Both nonmonotonic and
monotonic behavior have been observed. In particular the magnitude of
efficiency in finite frequency regime may be more than the efficiency in the
adiabatic regime. This is our central result for rocked ratchets. We also show
that for the simple potential we have chosen, the presence of only spatial
asymmetry (homogeneous system) or only frictional ratchet (symmetric potential
profile), the adiabatic efficiency is always more than in the nonadiabatic
case.Comment: 5 figure
Noise induced currents and reliability of transport in frictional ratchets
We study the coherence of transport of an overdamped Brownian particle in
frictional ratchet system in the presence of external Gaussian white noise
fluctuations. The analytical expressions for the particle velocity and
diffusion coefficient are derived for this system and the reliability or
coherence of transport is analysed by means of their ratio in terms of a
dimensionless Pclet number. We show that the coherence in the
transport can be enhanced or degraded depending sensitively on the frictional
profile with respect to the underlying potential.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Motion in a rocked ratchet with spatially periodic friction
We present a detailed study of the transport and energetics of a Brownian
particle moving in a periodic potential in the presence of an adiabatic
external periodic drive. The particle is considered to move in a medium with
periodic space dependent friction with the same periodicity as that of the
potential but with a phase lag. We obtain several results, most of them arising
due to the medium being inhomogeneous and are sensitive to the phase lag. When
the potential is symmetric we show that efficiency of energy transduction can
be maximised as a function of noise strength or temperature. However, in the
case of asymmtertic potential the temperature may or may not facilitate the
energy conversion but current reversals can be obtained as a function of
temperature and the amplitude of the periodic drive. The reentrant behaviour of
current can also be seen as a function of phase lag
Survival of periodicity in presence of incoherence in asymmetric Aharonov-Bohm rings
Magneto conductance oscillations periodic in flux with periodicity
and are seen in asymmetric Aharonov-Bohm rings as a function of
density of electrons or Fermi wave vector. Dephasing of these oscillations is
incorporated using a simple approach of wave attenuation. In this work we study
how the excitation of the oscillations and the accompanying phase
change of are affected by dephasing. Our results show that the
oscillations survive incoherence, i.e., dephasing, albeit with
reduced visibility while incoherence is also unable to obliterate the phase
change of .Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure