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Pothier, H.; Guéron, S.; Birge, Norman O.; Esteve, D.; Devoret, M. H. |
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Energy distribution function of quasiparticles in mesoscopic wires |
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1997 |
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tunnel probe, metallic nanowire, diffusive wire, diffusive nanowire |
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We have measured with a tunnel probe the energy distribution function of Landau quasiparticles in metallic diffusive wires connected to two reservoir electrodes, with an applied bias voltage. The distribution function in the middle of a 1.5-μm-long wire resembles the half sum of the Fermi distributions of the reservoirs. The distribution functions in 5-μm-long wires are more rounded, due to interactions between quasiparticles during the longer diffusion time across the wire. From the scaling of the data with the bias voltage, we find that the scattering rate between two quasiparticles varies as <c9><203a>–2, where <c9><203a> is the energy transferred. |
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Shytov, A. V.; Levitov, L. S.; Beenakker, C. W. J. |
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Electromechanical noise in a diffusive conductor |
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2002 |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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Electrons moving in a conductor can transfer momentum to the lattice via collisions with impurities and boundaries, giving rise to a fluctuating mechanical stress tensor. The root-mean-squared momentum transfer per scattering event in a disordered metal (of dimension L greater than the mean free path l and screening length xi) is found to be reduced below the Fermi momentum by a factor of order l/L for shear fluctuations and (xi/L)^2 for pressure fluctuations. The excitation of an elastic bending mode by the shear fluctuations is estimated to fall within current experimental sensitivity for a nanomechanical oscillator. |
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Anthore, A.; Pothier, H.; Esteve, D. |
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Density of states in a superconductor carrying a supercurrent |
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2003 |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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90 |
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127001 (1 to 4) |
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Usadel, superconducting nanowire |
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We have measured the tunneling density of states (DOS) in a superconductor carrying a supercurrent or exposed to an external magnetic field. The pair correlations are weakened by the supercurrent, leading to a modification of the DOS and to a reduction of the gap. As predicted by the theory of superconductivity in diffusive metals, we find that this effect is similar to that of an external magnetic field. |
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Novotny, Lukas |
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Effective wavelength scaling for optical antennas |
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2007 |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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98 |
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266802(1-4) |
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optical antennas |
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In antenna theory, antenna parameters are directly related to the wavelength λ of incident radiation, but this scaling fails at optical frequencies where metals behave as strongly coupled plasmas. In this Letter we show that antenna designs can be transferred to the optical frequency regime by replacing λ by a linearly scaled effective wavelength λeff=n1+n2λ/λp, with λp being the plasma wavelength and n1, n2 being coefficients that depend on geometry and material properties. It is assumed that the antenna is made of linear segments with radii Râ‰<aa>λ. Optical antennas hold great promise for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaics, light-emitting devices, and optical sensors. |
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Shah, Nayana; Pekker, David; Goldbart, Paul M. |
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Inherent stochasticity of superconductor-resistor switching behavior in nanowires |
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2008 |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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207001(1 to 4) |
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superconducting nanowires, phase-slip, self-heating effect, temperature profile |
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We study the stochastic dynamics of superconductive-resistive switching in hysteretic current-biased superconducting nanowires undergoing phase-slip fluctuations. We evaluate the mean switching time using the master-equation formalism, and hence obtain the distribution of switching currents. We find that as the temperature is reduced this distribution initially broadens; only at lower temperatures does it show the narrowing with cooling naively expected for phase slips that are thermally activated. We also find that although several phase-slip events are generally necessary to induce switching, there is an experimentally accessible regime of temperatures and currents for which just one single phase-slip event is sufficient to induce switching, via the local heating it causes. |
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