Scattering Matrix Approach to Non-Stationary Quantum Transport
Michael V Moskalets, "Scattering Matrix Approach to Non-Stationary Quantum Transport"
2011 | ISBN-10: 1848168349 | 296 pages | PDF | 2 MB
2011 | ISBN-10: 1848168349 | 296 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The aim of this book is to introduce the basic elements of the scattering matrix approach to transport phenomena in dynamical quantum systems of non-interacting electrons. This approach admits a physically clear and transparent description of transport processes in dynamical mesoscopic systems promising basic elements of solid-state devices for quantum information processing. One of the key effects, the quantum pump effect, is considered in detail. In addition, the theory for a recently implemented new dynamical source – injecting electrons with time delay much larger than the electron coherence time – is offered. This theory provides a simple description of quantum circuits with such a single-particle source and shows in an unambiguous way that the tunability inherent to the dynamical systems leads to a number of unexpected but fundamental effects.
Readership: Physicists, chemists and electrical engineers who are interested in non-stationary transport phenomena in quantum systems.