The Problem of Scale in Electric Metrology of Nanostructures in the Context of the New SI Redefinition of the Base Electric Unit

• Authors: W. Chyla
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The classical, electrodynamic definition of the ampere is incoherent with quantum electrodynamics. The problem, although insignificant at the macroscopic scale, manifests clearly at the nanostructure level, where the consistently quantum approach is necessary. In this paper, we consider the Casimir effect to quantify inconsistencies that could have resulted if electric metrology of microstructures and nanostructures (including graphene) had been based on classical electrodynamics and the current SI definition of the ampere. The issue is discussed in the context of the New SI program, where the base electric unit is to be redefined by fixing the numerical value of the elementary charge. The conclusion supports the case for a prompt redefinition of the base electric unit, which will make the electric metrology in general, and the electric metrology of nanostructures in particular, coherent with the international system of units.

Keywords

EN

06.20.fa; 85.85.+j; 85.35.-p; 31.30.jh; 06.20.Dk; 81.05.ue

Discipline

• 85.85.+j: Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices
• 06.20.fa: Units
• 31.30.jh: QED corrections to long-range and weak interactions
• 85.35.-p: Nanoelectronic devices
• 81.05.ue: Graphene(for structure of graphene, see 61.48.Gh; for phonons in graphene, see 63.22.Rc; for thermal properties, see 65.80.Ck; for graphene films, see 68.65.Pq; for electronic transport, see 72.80.Vp; for electronic structure, see 73.22.Pr; for optical properties, see 78.67.Wj)
• 06.20.Dk: Measurement and error theory

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 125
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-12

Dates

published

2014-01

received

2012-10-13

Contributors

author

W. Chyla

• Applied Science Enterprise, P.O. Box 22, 00-975 Warszawa 12, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.125.3