79 research outputs found
Weak-Localization in Chaotic Versus Non-Chaotic Cavities: A Striking Difference in the Line Shape
We report experimental evidence that chaotic and non-chaotic scattering
through ballistic cavities display distinct signatures in quantum transport. In
the case of non-chaotic cavities, we observe a linear decrease in the average
resistance with magnetic field which contrasts markedly with a Lorentzian
behavior for a chaotic cavity. This difference in line-shape of the
weak-localization peak is related to the differing distribution of areas
enclosed by electron trajectories. In addition, periodic oscillations are
observed which are probably associated with the Aharonov-Bohm effect through a
periodic orbit within the cavities.Comment: 4 pages revtex + 4 figures on request; amc.hub.94.
Electronic transport through ballistic chaotic cavities: reflection symmetry, direct processes, and symmetry breaking
We extend previous studies on transport through ballistic chaotic cavities
with spatial left-right (LR) reflection symmetry to include the presence of
direct processes. We first analyze fully LR-symmetric systems in the presence
of direct processes and compare the distribution w(T) of the transmission
coefficient T with that for an asymmetric cavity with the same "optical" S
matrix. We then study the problem of "external mixing" of the symmetry caused
by an asymmetric coupling of the cavity to the outside. We first consider the
case where symmetry breaking arises because two symmetrically positioned
waveguides are coupled to the cavity by means of asymmetric tunnel barriers.
Although this system is asymmetric with respect to the LR operation, it has a
striking memory of the symmetry of the cavity it was constructed from.
Secondly, we break LR symmetry in the absence of direct proceses by
asymmetrically positioning the two waveguides and compare the results with
those for the completely asymmetric case.Comment: 15 pages, 8 Postscript figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Mesoscopic fluctuations of Coulomb drag between quasi-ballistic 1D-wires
Quasiballistic 1D quantum wires are known to have a conductance of the order
of 2e^2/h, with small sample-to-sample fluctuations. We present a study of the
transconductance G_12 of two Coulomb-coupled quasiballistic wires, i.e., we
consider the Coulomb drag geometry. We show that the fluctuations in G_12
differ dramatically from those of the diagonal conductance G_ii: the
fluctuations are large, and can even exceed the mean value, thus implying a
possible reversal of the induced drag current. We report extensive numerical
simulations elucidating the fluctuations, both for correlated and uncorrelated
disorder. We also present analytic arguments, which fully account for the
trends observed numerically.Comment: 10 pages including 7 figures. Minor changes according to referee
report. Accepted for PR
Escape from noisy intermittent repellers
Intermittent or marginally-stable repellers are commonly associated with a
power law decay in the survival fraction. We show here that the presence of
weak additive noise alters the spectrum of the Perron - Frobenius operator
significantly giving rise to exponential decays even in systems that are
otherwise regular. Implications for ballistic transport in marginally stable
miscrostructures are briefly discussed.Comment: 3 ps figures include
Ehrenfest time dependent suppression of weak localization
The Ehrenfest time dependence of the suppression of the weak localization
correction to the conductance of a {\em clean} chaotic cavity is calculated.
Unlike in earlier work, no impurity scattering is invoked to imitate
diffraction effects. The calculation extends the semiclassical theory of K.
Richter and M. Sieber [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 89}, 206801 (2002)] to include the
effect of a finite Ehrenfest time.Comment: 3 Pages, 1 Figure, RevTe
Effects of Fermi energy, dot size and leads width on weak localization in chaotic quantum dots
Magnetotransport in chaotic quantum dots at low magnetic fields is
investigated by means of a tight binding Hamiltonian on L x L clusters of the
square lattice. Chaoticity is induced by introducing L bulk vacancies. The
dependence of weak localization on the Fermi energy, dot size and leads width
is investigated in detail and the results compared with those of previous
analyses, in particular with random matrix theory predictions. Our results
indicate that the dependence of the critical flux Phi_c on the square root of
the number of open modes, as predicted by random matrix theory, is obscured by
the strong energy dependence of the proportionality constant. Instead, the size
dependence of the critical flux predicted by Efetov and random matrix theory,
namely, Phi_c ~ sqrt{1/L}, is clearly illustrated by the present results. Our
numerical results do also show that the weak localization term significantly
decreases as the leads width W approaches L. However, calculations for W=L
indicate that the weak localization effect does not disappear as L increases.Comment: RevTeX, 8 postscript figures include
Quantum pumping and dissipation: from closed to open systems
Current can be pumped through a closed system by changing parameters (or
fields) in time. The Kubo formula allows to distinguish between dissipative and
non-dissipative contributions to the current. We obtain a Green function
expression and an matrix formula for the associated terms in the
generalized conductance matrix: the "geometric magnetism" term that corresponds
to adiabatic transport; and the "Fermi golden rule" term which is responsible
to the irreversible absorption of energy. We explain the subtle limit of an
infinite system, and demonstrate the consistency with the formulas by Landauer
and Buttiker, Pretre and Thomas. We also discuss the generalization of the
fluctuation-dissipation relation, and the implications of the Onsager
reciprocity.Comment: 4 page paper, 1 figure (published version) + 2 page appendi
Feynman's Propagator Applied to Network Models of Localization
Network models of dirty electronic systems are mapped onto an interacting
field theory of lower dimensionality by intepreting one space dimension as
time. This is accomplished via Feynman's interpretation of anti-particles as
particles moving backwards in time. The method developed maps calculation of
the moments of the Landauer conductance onto calculation of correlation
functions of an interacting field theory of bosons and fermions. The resulting
field theories are supersymmetric and closely related to the supersymmetric
spin-chain representations of network models recently discussed by various
authors. As an application of the method, the two-edge Chalker-Coddington model
is shown to be Anderson localized, and a delocalization transition in a related
two-edge network model (recently discussed by Balents and Fisher) is studied by
calculation of the average Landauer conductance.Comment: Latex, 14 pages, 2 fig
Quantum Pumping in the Magnetic Field: Role of Discrete Symmetries
We consider an effect of the discrete spatial symmetries and magnetic field
on the adiabatic charge pumping in mesoscopic systems. In general case, there
is no symmetry of the pumped charge with respect to the inversion of magnetic
field Q(B) \neq Q(-B). We find that the reflection symmetries give rise to
relations Q(B)=Q(-B) or Q(B)=-Q(-B) depending on the orientation of the
reflection axis. In presence of the center of inversion, Q(B) = 0. Additional
symmetries may arise in the case of bilinear pumping.Comment: 4 page
High-frequency dynamics of wave localisation
We study the effect of localisation on the propagation of a pulse through a
multi-mode disordered waveguide. The correlator of the
transmitted wave amplitude u at two frequencies differing by delta_omega has
for large delta_omega the stretched exponential tail ~exp(-sqrt{tau_D
delta_omega/2}). The time constant tau_D=L^2/D is given by the diffusion
coefficient D, even if the length L of the waveguide is much greater than the
localisation length xi. Localisation has the effect of multiplying the
correlator by a frequency-independent factor exp(-L/2xi), which disappears upon
breaking time-reversal symmetry.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figur
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