Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2004-08-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
8 pages, 5 figures. J.Phys.: Condens. matter (2005) accepted
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-8984/17/37/020
The electron transport through a monoatomic metallic wire connected to leads is investigated using the tight-binding Hamiltonian and Green's function technique. Analytical formulas for the transmittance are derived and M-atom oscillations of the conductance versus the length of the wire are found. Maxima of the transmittance function versus the energy, for the wire consisted of N atoms, determine the (N+1) period of the conductance. The periods of conductance oscillations are discussed and the local and average quantum wire charges are presented. The average charge of the wire is linked with the period of the conductance oscillations and it tends to the constant value as the length of the wire increases. For M-atom periodicity there are possible (M-1) average occupations of the wire states.
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