QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN NANOSTRUCTURES - FROM ELECTRON WAVE-GUIDE TO ELECTRON BOX

Authors
VANHOUTEN H
Citation
H. Vanhouten, QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN NANOSTRUCTURES - FROM ELECTRON WAVE-GUIDE TO ELECTRON BOX, Microelectronic engineering, 23(1-4), 1994, pp. 31-39
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Microelectronic engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
01679317
Volume
23
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
31 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-9317(1994)23:1-4<31:QTIN-F>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Mesoscopic physics refers to phenomena occurring in a size regime inte rmediate between that of individual atoms or molecules, and that of ma croscopic materials. This review provides an introduction to a sub-cla ss of mesoscopic physics, dealing with quantum transport through nanos tructures. The dual wave- and particle-nature of the conduction electr ons is discussed, and illustrated by the examples of the electron wave guide and the electron box.