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Persistent currents due to point obstacles

Quantum Physics 2009-02-28 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We discuss properties of the two-dimensional Landau Hamiltonian perturbed by a family of identical δ\delta potentials arranged equidistantly along a closed loop. It is demonstrated that for the loop size exceeding the effective size of the point obstacles and the cyclotronic radius such a system exhibits persistent currents at the bottom of the spectrum. We also show that the effect is sensitive to a small disorder.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0202147,
  title  = {Persistent currents due to point obstacles},
  author = {Taksu Cheon and Pavel Exner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0202147},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages 14 figures