Transversely driven charge density waves in NbSe3

Authors
Markovic, N Dohmen, MAH van der Zant, HSJ
Citation
N. Markovic et al., Transversely driven charge density waves in NbSe3, J PHYS IV, 9(P10), 1999, pp. 65-67
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV
ISSN journal
11554339 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
P10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
65 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
1155-4339(199912)9:P10<65:TDCDWI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We have studied the charge density wave (CDW) transport in the presence of a single-particle current flowing transversely to the sliding direction of the CDW. The depanning treshold field was found to decrease exponentially w ith the transverse current, allowing the CDWs to slide even at very low bia s fields. The CDW transport is ohmic in this novel, nonequilibrium regime. The results from thin NbSe3 crystals are in excellent agreement with recent theoretical predictions.