Voltage profile and four-terminal resistance of an interacting quantum wire

We investigate the behavior of the four-terminal resistance R<sub>4pt</sub> in a quantum wire described by a Luttinger liquid in two relevant situations: (i) in the presence of a single impurity within the wire and (ii) under the effect of asymmetries introduced by disordered voltage pro...

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Autores principales: Arrachea, Liliana, Naón, Carlos María, Salvay, Mariano J.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125861
https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.233105
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Sumario:We investigate the behavior of the four-terminal resistance R<sub>4pt</sub> in a quantum wire described by a Luttinger liquid in two relevant situations: (i) in the presence of a single impurity within the wire and (ii) under the effect of asymmetries introduced by disordered voltage probes. In the first case, interactions leave a signature in a power-law behavior of R<sub>4pt</sub> as a function of the voltage V and the temperature T. In the second case interactions tend to mask the effect of the asymmetries. In both scenarios the occurrence of negative values of R<sub>4pt</sub> is explained in simple terms.