Electron dephasing in metallic narrow wires at low temperatures

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. A, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Pierre, F ^a   Birge, Norman O ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Keywors electron phase coherence; Magnetic impurities; Mesoscopic physics; Saturation of dephasing time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646608777     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: 13474073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJS.72SA.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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