Comparison of energy and phase relaxation in metallic wires

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dc.creatorGougam, A. B.
dc.creatorPierre, F.
dc.creatorPothier, H.
dc.creatorEsteve, D.
dc.creatorBirge, N. O.
dc.date1999-12-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:15:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:15:28Z
dc.descriptionWe have measured the phase coherence time, $τ_ϕ,$ in long, narrow wires of Au, Ag, and Cu, over the temperature range 40 mK-6 K. In the Cu and Au wires, $τ_ϕ$ saturates at low temperature. In the Ag wire, $τ_ϕ$ continues to increase down to the lowest temperatures measured; moreover, its temperature dependence below about 1 K is consistent with theoretical predictions of Altshuler, Aronov and Khmelnitskii published in 1982. These results cast doubt on recent assertions that saturation of $τ_ϕ$ at low temperature is a universal phenomenon in metal wires. We compare these results with those of recent experiments on energy relaxation in similar metallic wires. The results of the two experiments are strongly correlated, suggesting that a single (unknown) mechanism is the cause of the enhanced phase and energy relaxation observed in some samples.
dc.descriptionlatex gougam5.tex, 5 files, 10 pages [SPEC-S99/056], accepted in J. Low Temp. Phys., Proceedings of the LT-22 satellite conference "Electron Transport in Mesoscopic Systems"
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912137
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912137
dc.identifierJ. Low Temp. Phys. 118, 447-456 (2000)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/30035
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleComparison of energy and phase relaxation in metallic wires
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