The Puzzle of the 0.7 Anomaly in Conductance of Quantum Point Contact Reexamined

• Authors: T. Figielski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A novel approach to the solution of the long-standing problem, called 0.7 anomaly in quantum point contact, is proposed. It is based on fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and can explain all main properties of the anomaly.

Keywords

EN

73.23.Ad; 73.61.Ey; 72.25.-b; 03.65.Ge

Discipline

• 72.25.-b: Spin polarized transport(for spin polarized transport devices, see 85.75.-d)
• 73.23.Ad: Ballistic transport
• 73.61.Ey: III-V semiconductors
• 03.65.Ge: Solutions of wave equations: bound states

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 124
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 841-842

Dates

published

2013-11

Contributors

author

T. Figielski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.124.841