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Nonlinear magnetoconductance of a classical ballistic system

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2011-09-12 v1

Abstract

We study nonlinear transport through a classical ballistic system accounting for the Coulomb interaction between electrons. The joint effect of the applied bias VV and magnetic field HH on the electron trajectories results in a component of the non-linear current I(V,H)I(V,H) which lacks the HHH\to -H symmetry: δI=αclV2H\delta I=\alpha_{cl} V^2 H. At zero temperature the magnitude of αcl\alpha_{cl} is of the same order as that arising from the quantum interference mechanism. At higher temperatures the classical mechanism is expected to dominate due to its relatively weak temperature dependence.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0608615,
  title  = {Nonlinear magnetoconductance of a classical ballistic system},
  author = {A. V. Andreev and L. I. Glazman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0608615},
  year   = {2011}
}

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5 pages, 1 figure