Linear and nonlinear transport across carbon nanotube quantum dots

dc.creatorMayrhofer, Leonhard
dc.creatorGrifoni, Milena
dc.date2006-12-12
dc.date2007-04-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:58:04Z
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dc.descriptionWe present a low energy-theory for non-linear transport in finite-size interacting single-wall carbon nanotubes. It is based on a microscopic model for the interacting p_z electrons and successive bosonization. We consider weak coupling to the leads and derive equations of motion for the reduced density matrix. We focus on the case of large-diameter nanotubes where exchange effects can be neglected. In this situation the energy spectrum is highly degenerate. Due to the multiple degeneracy, diagonal as well as off-diagonal (coherences) elements of the density matrix contribute to the nonlinear transport. At low bias, a four-electron periodicity with a characteristic ratio between adjacent peaks is predicted. Our results are in quantitative agreement with recent experiments.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0612286
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0612286
dc.identifierEuropean Journal of physics B 56, 2 (12/04/2007) 107
dc.identifierdoi:10.1140/epjb/e2007-00097-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127872
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleLinear and nonlinear transport across carbon nanotube quantum dots
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