Chaotic transport in low-dimensional superlattices

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dc.contributorVirginia Techen
dc.contributor.authorZwolak, M.en
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, D.en
dc.contributor.authorDi Ventra, M.en
dc.contributor.departmentPhysicsen
dc.date.accessed2014-04-23en
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-07T15:36:51Zen
dc.date.available2014-05-07T15:36:51Zen
dc.date.issued2003-02en
dc.description.abstractWe predict that in arrays of quantum dots (0D superlattice) and arrays of one-dimensional quantum wires (1D superlattice) chaotic transport should be observed in the presence of an ac field and for a wide range of physical parameters, like the external dc bias, contact charge, doping levels, and disorder in the array. Time-dependent current oscillations set in the array due to the formation of electric domain walls when sequential resonant tunneling is the main transport mechanism between adjacent units. Such oscillations can then be forced into spatiotemporal chaos. A similar phenomenon has been predicted and demonstrated for solid-state superlattices. However, contrary to the latter case, the domain walls move across a larger number of units in the superlattice the lower the dimensionality, due to the different spatial distribution of the electric-field across the array in the three cases.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation Grants Nos. DMR-01-02277, DMR-01-33075en
dc.description.sponsorshipCarilion Biomedical Instituteen
dc.description.sponsorshipOak Ridge Associated Universitiesen
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgment is also made to the Donors of The Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the American Chemical Societyen
dc.identifier.citationZwolak, M.; Ferguson, D.; Di Ventra, M., "Chaotic transport in low-dimensional superlattices," Phys. Rev. B 67, 081303(R) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.081303en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.081303en
dc.identifier.issn1098-0121en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/47814en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.081303en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen
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dc.subjectsemiconductor superlatticesen
dc.subjectdynamicsen
dc.subjectprinciplesen
dc.subjectmodelen
dc.subjectphysics, condensed matteren
dc.titleChaotic transport in low-dimensional superlatticesen
dc.title.serialPhysical Review Ben
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden

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