Spin effects in quantum point contacts

Quantum point contacts (QPCs) are narrow constrictions between large reservoirs of two-dimensional electron gas, with conductance quantized in units of G=2e²/h at zero magnetic field. Despite decades of investigation, some conductance features of QPCs remain mysterious, such as an extra conductance...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ren, Yuan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37736