Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2004-08-19
Phys. Rev. B 70, 245308 (2004)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
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Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.70.245308
Coherent electron transport through a quantum channel in the presence of a general extended scattering potential is investigated using a T-matrix Lippmann-Schwinger approach. The formalism is applied to a quantum wire with Gaussian type scattering potentials, which can be used to model a single impurity, a quantum dot or more complicated structures in the wire. The well known dips in the conductance in the presence of attractive impurities is reproduced. A resonant transmission peak in the conductance is seen as the energy of the incident electron coincides with an energy level in the quantum dot. The conductance through a quantum wire in the presence of an asymmetric potential are also shown. In the case of a narrow potential parallel to the wire we find that two dips appear in the same subband which we ascribe to two quasi bound states originating from the next evanescent mode.
Bardarson Jens Hjorleifur
Gudmundsdottir Gudny
Gudmundsson Vidar
Magnusdottir Ingibjorg
Manolescu Andrei
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