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The transfer of charge between different regions of a phase-coherent mesoscopic sample is investigated. Charge transfer from a side branch quantum dot into a ring changes the persistent current through a sequence of plateaus of diamagnetic…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Büttiker , C. A. Stafford

We consider the effect of an oscillating potential on the single-particle spectrum and the time-averaged persistent current of a one-dimensional phase-coherent mesoscopic ring with a magnetic flux. We show that in a ring with an even number…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Moskalets , M. Buttiker

We explore the behavior of persistent current and low-field magnetic response in mesoscopic one-channel rings and multi-channel cylinders within the tight-binding framework. We show that the characteristic properties of persistent current…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-05-20 Santanu K. Maiti

Persistent and radiation-induced currents in distorted narrow quantum rings are theoretically investigated. We show that ring distorsions can be described using a geometrical potential term. We analyse the effect of this term on the current…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuriy V. Pershin , Carlo Piermarocchi

We calculate the ensemble averaged persistent current on disordered mesoscopic rings with an embedded quantum dot. We model the quantum dot as a single resonance and use Random Matrix Theory to model the impurities in the ring. Using…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. H. Martins Ferreira , M. C. Nemes , H. A. Weidenmueller

The persistent current in strictly one-dimensional Dirac systems is investigated within two different models, defined in the continuum and on a lattice, respectively. The object of the study is the effect of a single magnetic or nonmagnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-11-06 Doru Sticlet , Balázs Dóra , Jérôme Cayssol

The ground state of a phase-coherent mesoscopic system is sensitive to its environment. We investigate the persistent current of a ring with a quantum dot which is capacitively coupled to an external circuit with a dissipative impedance. At…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Pascal Cedraschi , Vadim V. Ponomarenko , Markus Buttiker

We present an extensive analytical study of persistent current in a weakly disordered two-chain cylindrical ring threaded by an Aharonov-Bohm flux $0 < \phi <\phi_0/2$ (with $\phi_0$ the flux quantum) and described by the Anderson model.…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-05-27 Jean Heinrichs

We have considered a system of a metallic ring coupled to two electron reservoirs. We show that in the presence of a transport current, the persistent current can flow in a ring, even in the absence of magnetic field. This is purely a…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 A. M. Jayannavar , P. Singha Deo

Persistent currents flowing in spatially closed tracks define one of the most iconic concepts in mesoscopic physics. They have been studied in solid-state platforms such as superfluids, superconductors and metals. Cold atoms trapped in…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-07-25 Juan Polo , Wayne Jordan Chetcuti , Tobias Haug , Anna Minguzzi , Kevin Wright , Luigi Amico

We study the persistent current in a system of SU($N$) fermions with repulsive interaction confined in a ring-shaped potential and pierced by an effective magnetic flux. By applying a combination of Bethe ansatz and numerical analysis, we…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-01-26 Wayne J. Chetcuti , Tobias Haug , Leong-Chuan Kwek , Luigi Amico

Quantum mechanics predicts that the equilibrium state of a resistive electrical circuit contains a dissipationless current. This persistent current has been the focus of considerable theoretical and experimental work, but its basic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-06-26 A. C. Bleszynski-Jayich , W. E. Shanks , B. Peaudecerf , E. Ginossar , F. von Oppen , L. Glazman , J. G. E. Harris

An interacting quantum dot inserted in a mesoscopic ring is investigated. A variational ansatz is employed to describe the ground state of the system in the presence of the Aharonov-Bohm flux. It is shown that, for even number of electrons…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Kicheon Kang , Sung-Chul Shin

Persistent currents in mesoscopic metallic rings induced by static magnetic fields are investigated by means of a Hamiltonian which incorporates diagonal disorder and the electron-electron interaction through a Hubbard term ($U$).…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-15 G. Chiappe , J. A. Vergés , E. Louis

In the present article we perform analytical and numerical calculations related to persistent currents in 2D isolated mesoscopic annular cavities threaded by a magnetic flux. The system considered has a high number of open channels and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. J. Fendrik , M. J. Sanchez

Using a semiclassical approach, we study the persistent magnetization current of a mesoscopic ferrimagnetic ring in a nonuniform magnetic field. At zero temperature, there exists persistent spin current because of the quantum fluctuation of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jing-Nuo Wu , Ming-Che Chang , Min-Fong Yang

We study the effects of correlations on a one dimensional ring threaded by a uniform magnetic flux. In order to describe the interaction between particles, we work in the framework of the U $\infty$ Hubbard and $t$-$J$ models. We focus on…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 V. Ferrari , G. Chiappe

The persistent current through a quantum dot inserted in a mesoscopic ring of length L is studied. A cluster representing the dot and its vicinity is exactly diagonalized and embedded into the rest of the ring. The Kondo resonance provides…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Valeria Ferrari , Guillermo Chiappe , Enrique V. Anda , Maria A. Davidovich

Using an exact diagonalization technique within a generalized Mott-Hubbard Hamiltonian, we predict the existence of a ground state persistent current in coherent two-dimensional semiconductor quantum dot arrays pierced by an external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-28 R. Kotlyar , S. Das Sarma

The behavior of persistent current in a mesoscopic cylinder threaded by an Aharonov-Bohm flux $\phi$ is carefully investigated within a Hartree-Fock mean field approach. We examine the combined effect of second-neighbor hopping integral and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-07-26 Santanu K. Maiti