Intensity of Coulomb interaction between quasiparticles in diffusive metallic wires

Solid State Communications

Volumn 131, Issue 9-10 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 599-607

  Huard, B ^a   Anthore, A ^a,c   Pierre, F ^a,b,d   Pothier, H ^a   Birge, Norman O ^a,b   Esteve, D ^a  

^a SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

A. Disordered systems; A. Thin films; D. Electron electron interactions

Indexed keywords

COULOMB BLOCKADE; ELECTRON SCATTERING; FUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; PHONONS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

COULOMB INTERACTION; DISORDERED SYSTEMS; ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECTS;

WIRE;

EID: 3242812085     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2004.05.020     Document Type: Article

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