Spectroscopy of discrete energy levels in ultrasmall metallic grains

Details Spectroscopy of discrete energy levels in ultrasmall metallic grains Spectroscopy of discrete energy levels in ultrasmall metallic grains

2001-01-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0101019v2

Physics Reports, 345, 61 (2001).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

149 pages Latex, 35 figures, to appear in Physics Reports (2001)

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0370-1573(00)00099-5

We review recent experimental and theoretical work on ultrasmall metallic grains, i.e. grains sufficiently small that the conduction electron energy spectrum becomes discrete. The discrete excitation spectrum of an individual grain can be measured by the technique of single-electron tunneling spectroscopy: the spectrum is extracted from the current-voltage characteristics of a single-electron transistor containing the grain as central island. We review experiments studying the influence on the discrete spectrum of superconductivity, nonequilibrium excitations, spin-orbit scattering and ferromagnetism. We also review the theoretical descriptions of these phenomena in ultrasmall grains, which require modifications or extensions of the standard bulk theories to include the effects of level discreteness.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Spectroscopy of discrete energy levels in ultrasmall metallic grains does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Spectroscopy of discrete energy levels in ultrasmall metallic grains, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Spectroscopy of discrete energy levels in ultrasmall metallic grains will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-589875