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GROUP III
: Condensed Matter
VOLUME 34 

Semiconductor Quantum Structures 
SUBVOLUME B1 Electronic Transport. Part 1
: Quantum Point Contacts and Quantum Wires
Introductory material List of frequently used symbols List of abbreviations 
I Survey (B. KRAMER) 1

1 
Survey of mesoscopic quantum transport 1

1.1 
Summary of semi-classical description of electrical transport 1

1.2 
Summary of low temperature quantum transport 5

1.3 
Description of the experimental observations 6

1.4 
References for Section 1 17

Reference key and author index for Part I 19

II Quantum point contacts (D. WHARAM) 22

2 
Overview of systems 22

2.1 
Si-based systems 23

2.2 
AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructures 24

2.3 
Other III-V and metallic systems 25

2.4 
Preparation and structuring 25

2.5 
References for Section 2 27

3 
Quantized transport 28

3.1 
Overview of the theory 28

3.2 
Quantization 47

3.3 
Finite temperature 48

3.4 
Sample geometry 49

3.5 
Magnetic field 53

3.6 
Impurities 57

3.7 
Interactions 59

3.8 
Electron spin 60

3.9 
Statistical properties 61

3.10 
Non-linear effects 62

3.11 
Thermal transport properties 68

3.12 
Coulomb blockade 69

3.13 
Superconducting QPCs 70

3.14 
Effect of radiation 71

3.15 
References for Section 3 72

4 
Frequency- and time-dependent effects 77

4.1 
Overview of the theory 77

4.2 
Frequency-dependent effects in quantized transport 84

4.3 
Photon-assisted tunneling 85

4.4 
Infrared absorption 86

4.5 
Surface acoustic wave spectroscopy 87

4.6 
Noise phenomena 87

4.7 
References for Section 4 93

5 
Applications 95

5.1 
Transport applications 95

5.2 
High-frequency devices 96

5.3 
References for Section 5 99

Reference key and author index for Part II 100

III Quantum Wires (A. FECHNER) 109

6 
Overview over systems 109

6.1 
Si-based systems 109

6.2 
AlGaAs/GaAs-heterostructures 109

6.3 
Quantum wires based on other III-V and II-VI materials 110

6.4 
Preparation and structuring 110

6.5 
Characterization 111

6.6 
References for Section 6 112

7 
Single wires 115

7.1 
Geometrical quantization 116

7.2 
Fermi energy 124

7.3 
Finite temperature 132

7.4 
Sample geometry 144

7.5 
Impurities 157

7.6 
Interactions 162

7.7 
Magnetic field 167

7.8 
Electron spin 209

7.9 
Non-linear effects 210

7.10 
Localization 212

7.11 
References for Section 7 214

8 
Lateral superlattices 224

8.1 
Geometrical quantization 224

8.2 
Finite temperature 228

8.3 
Sample geometry 232

8.4 
Impurities 234

8.5 
Interactions 234

8.6 
Magnetic field 236

8.7 
Non-linear effects 246

8.8 
Localization 247

8.9 
References for Section 8 249

9 
Isolated rings 251

10 
Connected rings 255

10.1 
Quantized conductance 255

10.2 
Finite temperature 255

10.3 
Sample geometry 259

10.4 
Impurities 262

10.5 
Interactions 262

10.6 
Magnetic field 262

10.7 
Non-linear effects 273

10.8 
Electrostatic Aharonov-Bohm effect 274

10.9 
Dispersion relation 275

10.10 
Indium oxide rings 275

10.11 
References for Section 10 280

11 
Frequency- and time-dependent effects 282

11.1 
Single wires 282

11.2 
Lateral superlattices 288

11.3 
Isolated rings -Complex conductance 289

11.4 
Connected rings 289

11.5 
References for Section 11 294

12 
Overview of the theory 296

12.1 
Quasi-1D ideal quantum wires 296

12.2 
Impurity scattering and localization 296

12.3 
Electrical Transport and quantum transmission 298

12.4 
Conductance fluctuations 300

12.5 
Persistent currents 301

12.6 
Electron-electron interaction 302

12.7 
Monographs and edited volumes 303

12.8 
References for Section 12 304

Reference key and author index for Part III 307




