arXiv · cond-mat/0506187
Persistent and radiation-induced currents in distorted quantum rings
Abstract
Persistent and radiation-induced currents in distorted narrow quantum rings are theoretically investigated. We show that ring distorsions can be described using a geometrical potential term. We analyse the effect of this term on the current induced by a magnetic flux (persistent current) and by a polarized coherent electromagnetic field (radiation-induced current). The strongest effects in persistent currents are observed for distorted rings with a small number of electrons. The distortion smoothes the current oscillations as a function of the magnetic flux and changes the temperature dependence of the current amplitude. For radiation-induced currents, the distortion induces an ac component in the current and affects its dependence on the radiation frequency and intensity.
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Yuriy V. Pershin, Carlo Piermarocchi. 2005-06-07. Persistent and radiation-induced currents in distorted quantum rings. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.72.125348
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