Carrier mean free path and temperature imbalance in mesoscopic wires

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2009-03-13

arxiv.org/abs/0903.2504v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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Non-coherent electronic transport in metallic nanowires exhibits different carrier temperatures for the non-equilibrium forward and backward populations in the presence of electric fields. Depending on the mean free path that characterizes inter-branch carrier backscattering transport regimes vary between the ballistic and diffusive limits. In particular, we show that the simultaneous measurements of the electrical characteristics and the carrier distribution function offer a direct way to extract the carrier mean free path even when it is comparable to the conductor length. Our model is in good agreement with the experimental work on copper nanowires by Pothier {\it et al.} [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 79}, 3490 (1997)] and provides an elegant interpretation of the inhomogeneous thermal broadening observed in the local carrier distribution function as well as its scaling with external bias.

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