Taira H, Shima H. Flux-free conductance modulation in a helical Aharonov--Bohm interferometer.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2010;
22:245302. [PMID:
21393780 DOI:
10.1088/0953-8984/22/24/245302]
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Abstract
A novel conductance oscillation in a twisted quantum ring composed of a helical atomic configuration is theoretically predicted. The internal torsion of the ring is found to cause a quantum phase shift in the wavefunction that describes the electron's motion along the ring. The resulting conductance oscillation is free from magnetic flux penetrating inside the ring, which is in complete contrast with the case for the ordinary Aharonov-Bohm effect observed in untwisted quantum rings.
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