Electronic Aharonov-Bohm effect induced by quantum vibrations
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2006

Mechanical displacements of a nanoelectromechanical system shift the electron trajectories and hence perturb phase coherent charge transport through the device. We show theoretically that in the presence of a magnetic field such quantum-coherent displacements may give rise to an Aharonov-Bohm-type of effect. In particular, we demonstrate that quantum vibrations of a suspended carbon nanotube result in a positive nanotube magnetoresistance, which decreases slowly with the increase of temperature. This effect may enable one to detect quantum displacement fluctuations of a nanomechanical device.

Författare

Robert I. Shekhter

Göteborgs universitet

Leonid Gorelik

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Kondenserade materiens teori

L.I. Glazman

Mats Jonson

Göteborgs universitet

Physical Review Letters

0031-9007 (ISSN) 1079-7114 (eISSN)

Vol. 97 15 156801-

Ämneskategorier

Annan teknik

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.156801

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2017-10-06