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The emergence of interference is observed in the resistance of a graphene annulus pn junction device as a result of applying two separate gate voltages. The observed resistance patterns are carefully inspected, and it is determined that the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-19 Son T. Le , Albert F. Rigosi , Joseph A. Hagmann , Christopher Gutierrez , Ji Ung Lee , Curt A. Richter

The influence of the interference of electron waves, which were scattered by single impurities, on nonlinear quantum conductance of metallic microconstrictions (as was recently investigated experimentally) is studied theoretically. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Namiranian , Yu. A. Kolesnichenko , A. N. Omelyanchouk

In this book chapter, we introduce different schemes to create quantum states of matter in engineered graphene nanoribbons. We will focus on the emergence of controllable magnetic interactions, topological quantum magnets, and the interplay…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-20 J. L. Lado , R. Ortiz , J. Fernandez-Rossier

Quantum acoustic systems, which integrate surface or bulk phonons with superconducting qubits, offer a unique opportunity to investigate phononic $interference$ and $scattering$ processes in the quantum regime. In particular the interaction…

High quality single wall carbon nanotube quantum dots have been made showing both metallic and semiconducting behavior. Some of the devices are identified as small band gap semiconducting nanotubes with relatively high broad conductance…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-11-14 K. Grove-Rasmussen , H. I. Jørgensen , P. E. Lindelof

A Fano-like phonon resonance is observed in few-layer (~3) graphene at room temperature using infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. This Fano resonance is the manifestation of a strong electron-phonon interaction between the discrete…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Zhihong Liu , Xiaoxiang Lu , Peng Peng , Wei Wu , Steven Pei , Qingkai Yu , Jiming Bao

We present a general input-output formalism for the few-photon transport in multiple waveguide channels coupled to a local cavity. Using this formalism, we study the effect of Fano interference in two-photon quantum transport. We show that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-26 Shanshan Xu , Shanhui Fan

Probing techniques with spatial resolution have the potential to lead to a better understanding of the microscopic physical processes and to novel routes for manipulating nanostructures. We present scanning-gate images of a graphene quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-06-13 S. Schnez , J. Güttinger , M. Huefner , C. Stampfer , K. Ensslin , T. Ihn

As the Fano effect is an interference phenomenon where tunneling paths compete for the electronic transport, it becomes a probe to catch fingerprints of Majorana fermions lying on condensed matter systems. In this work we benefit of this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-11-11 F. A. Dessotti , L. S. Ricco , M. de Souza , F. M. Souza , A. C. Seridonio

We study the interference of two tunable Rashba regions in a quantum wire with one propagating mode. The transmission dips (Fano-Rashba dips) of the two regions either cross or anti cross depending on the distance between the two regions.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-18 A. Renart , M. M. Gelabert , L. Serra

Since their discovery, graphene-based systems represent an exceptional playground to explore the emergence of peculiar quantum effects. The present paper focuses on the anomalous appearence of strong infrared phonon resonances in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-10-04 E. Cappelluti , L. Benfatto , M. Manzardo , A. B. Kuzmenko

We study the role of electronic spin and valley symmetry in the quantum interference (QI) patterns of the transmission function in graphene quantum junctions. In particular, we link it to the position of the destructive QI anti-resonances.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-08-21 Angelo Valli , Adriano Amaricci , Valentina Brosco , Massimo Capone

Interference of standing waves in electromagnetic resonators forms the basis of many technologies, from telecommunications and spectroscopy to detection of gravitational waves. However, unlike the confinement of light waves in vacuum, the…

When electrons are confined in two dimensions and subjected to strong magnetic fields, the Coulomb interactions between them become dominant and can lead to novel states of matter such as fractional quantum Hall liquids. In these liquids…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Kirill I. Bolotin , Fereshte Ghahari , Michael D. Shulman , Horst L. Stormer , Philip Kim

The conductance of a quantum wire containing a single magnetic barrier is studied numerically by means of the recursive Greens function technique. For sufficiently strong and localized barriers, Fano - type reflection resonances are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Hengyi Xu , T. Heinzel , M. Evaldsson , S. Ihnatsenka , I. V. Zozoulenko

Theoretical Raman line shape functions have been studied to take care of quantum confinement effect and Fano effect individually and jointly. The characteristics of various Raman line shapes have been studied in terms of the broadening and…

We investigate within a coarse-grained model the conditions leading to the appearance of Fano resonances or anti-resonances in the conductance spectrum of a generic molecular junction with a side group (T-junction). By introducing a simple…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Daijiro Nozaki , Haldun Sevincli , Stanislav M. Avdoshenko , Rafael Gutierrez , Gianaurelio Cuniberti

Conductance fluctuation is usually unavoidable in graphene nanoribbons (GNR) due to the presence of disorder along its edges. By measuring the low-frequency noise in GNR devices, we find that the conductance fluctuation is strongly…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-10-12 Guangyu Xu , Carlos M. Torres , Emil B. Song , Jianshi Tang , Jingwei Bai , Xiangfeng Duan , Yuegang Zhang , Kang L. Wang

We investigate Fabry-Perot interference in an ultraclean carbon nanotube resonator. The conductance shows a clear superstructure superimposed onto conventional Fabry-Perot oscillations. A sliding average over the fast oscillations reveals a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-13 A. Dirnaichner , M. del Valle , K. J. G. Götz , F. J. Schupp , N. Paradiso , M. Grifoni , Ch. Strunk , A. K. Hüttel

The lineshapes of the Raman excitation profiles for radial breathing modes in carbon nanotubes are shown to be strongly affected by interference effects that arise whenever strong optical transitions are separated by a small energy. This is…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-10 G. Bussi , J. Menendez , J. Ren , M. Canonico , E. Molinari