Where is the potential drop in a quantum point contact?

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 719-730

  Ulreich, Stefan ^a   Zwerger, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Local field distributions; Nonlinear ballistic transport; Quantum point contacts

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; QUANTUM THEORY; SCATTERING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

LOCAL FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; POTENTIAL DROP; QUANTUM POINT CONTACT;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 0031651358     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/spmi.1997.0535     Document Type: Article

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