Conductance of Mesoscopic Rings

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In the studies of conductance of closed mesoscopic systems, semilinear response theory offers a novel unified framework that goes beyond the traditional Kubo formulation. Here we apply SLRT to two mesoscopic systems. The first is disordered quasi-1d rings, where we build an analytical model to understand the departure of SLRT from Kubo results. Guided by the numerical analysis on the statistical properties of the current operator matrix elements, we introduce a random matrix theory model which leads to a generalized variable range hopping picture of the conductance. Both of these models capture the essential aspects of the mesoscopic conductance for this system. The second one is the Harper model, which is a one-dimensional model that exhibits a Metal-Insulator transition--at the critical point, it possesses fractal structures in both the eigenfunctions and the eigenvalues. We are interested in studying how the fractal structures might have an effect on the conductance.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Kottos, Tsampikos
    Date
    May 01, 2008
    Extent
    94 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
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    Rights and Use
    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:1452