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Quantum Point Contacts and Coherent Electron Focusing

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2013-04-08 v1

Abstract

I. Introduction II. Electrons at the Fermi level III. Conductance quantization of a quantum point contact IV. Optical analogue of the conductance quantization V. Classical electron focusing VI. Electron focusing as a transmission problem VII. Coherent electron focusing (Experiment, Skipping orbits and magnetic edge states, Mode-interference and coherent electron focusing) VIII. Other mode-interference phenomena

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0512611,
  title  = {Quantum Point Contacts and Coherent Electron Focusing},
  author = {H. van Houten and C. W. J. Beenakker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0512611},
  year   = {2013}
}

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#3 of a series of 4 legacy reviews on QPC's

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