Mesoscopic persistent currents in a strong magnetic field

Details Mesoscopic persistent currents in a strong magnetic field Mesoscopic persistent currents in a strong magnetic field

2010-02-03

arxiv.org/abs/1002.0700v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

12 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

Recent precision measurements of mesoscopic persistent currents in normal-metal rings rely on the interaction between the magnetic moment generated by the current and a large applied magnetic field. Motivated by this technique, we extend the theory of mesoscopic persistent currents to include the effect of the finite thickness of the ring and the resulting penetration of the large magnetic field. We discuss both the sample-specific typical current and the ensemble-averaged current which is dominated by the effects of electron-electron interactions. We find that the magnetic field strongly suppresses the interaction-induced persistent current and so provides direct access to the independent-electron contribution. Moreover, the technique allows for measurements of the entire distribution function of the persistent current. We also discuss the consequences of the Zeeman splitting and spin-orbit scattering, and include a detailed and quantitative comparison of our theoretical results to experimental data.

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