ISSN:
1434-6036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. Adiabatic pumping of electrons induced by surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in a ballistic quasi-1D quantum channel is considered using an exactly solvable tight-binding model for non-interacting electrons. The single-electron degrees of freedom, responsible for acoustoelectric current quantization, are related to the transmission resonances. We study the influence of experimentally controllable parameters (SAW power, gate voltage, source-drain bias, amplitude and phase of a secondary SAW beam) on the plateau-like structure of the acoustoelectric current. The results are consistent with existing experimental observations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2004-00204-0
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