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Quantized Nonlinear Conductance in Ballistic Metals

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2022-02-17 v2

Abstract

We introduce a non-linear frequency dependent D+1 terminal conductance that characterizes a D dimensional Fermi gas, generalizing the Landauer conductance in D=1. For a 2D ballistic conductor we show that this conductance is quantized and probes the Euler characteristic of the Fermi sea. We critically address the roles of electrical contacts and of Fermi liquid interactions, and we propose experiments on 2D Dirac materials such as graphene using a triple point contact geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2108.05870,
  title  = {Quantized Nonlinear Conductance in Ballistic Metals},
  author = {C. L. Kane},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.05870},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

9 pages, 4 figures. Published version. Contains additional clarifications and expanded supplemental material

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