Electron kinetics in isolated mesoscopic rings driven out of equilibrium
Abstract
Kinetic theory of nonlinear current response to an external field is developed for mesoscopic normal metal rings threaded by a magnetic flux. General expressions for direct current (DC) are derived for a non-equilibrium regime. These expressions describe simultaneously a contribution to DC made by a non-equilibrium (external) field, as well as the contribution caused by interaction with intrinsic fields. Contributions of electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions to the direct current in a non-equilibrium systems are studied. The kinetic equation for electrons in a disordered metal ring is solved with taking into account the Coulomb and electron-phonon interactions. This gives an estimate of an overheating of the pumped electron system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0206109,
title = {Electron kinetics in isolated mesoscopic rings driven out of equilibrium},
author = {V. I. Yudson and V. E. Kravtsov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0206109},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX