Title :
Quantized Conductance: an overview from the electronic engineering side
Author :
Rondoni, Domenico ; Hoekstra, Jaap
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Math. & Comput. Sci., Delft Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
In this paper we address the limits of the semi-classical models used till now in solid state physics to describe the electronic conductance of a wire. We provide an overview of the quantized conductance behavior reported in plenty of experiments where the width of the wire is approaching nanometer scale. Furthermore, we report a simple and reliable theory that has been provided to explain this behavior and that can be a starting point in order to develop a useful circuit theory. Finally, we describe some circuit applications of the quantized conductance
Keywords :
circuit theory; electric admittance; electronic engineering; nanocontacts; nanowires; circuit theory; electronic conductance; electronic engineering; nanometer wire; quantized conductance; semiclassical models; solid state physics; Conducting materials; Contacts; Electron microscopy; Equations; Physics; Solid modeling; Solid state circuits; Voltage; Wavelength measurement; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2006, Ph. D.
Conference_Location :
Otranto
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0157-7
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2006.1689966
