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Rectification of displacement currents in an adiabatic electron pump

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

Rectification of ac displacement currents generated by periodic variation of two independent gate voltages of a quantum dot can lead to a dc voltage linear in the frequency. The presence of this rectified displacement current could account for the magnetic field symmetry observed in a recent measurement on an adiabatic quantum electron pump by Switkes et al. [Science 283, 1905 (1999)].

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0012249,
  title  = {Rectification of displacement currents in an adiabatic electron pump},
  author = {P. W. Brouwer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0012249},
  year   = {2009}
}

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2 pages, RevTeX; 1 figure