07-214 Gian Michele Graf and Gregorio Ortelli

Comparison of quantization of charge transport in periodic and open pumps (15K, LaTeX) Sep 19, 07

Abstract , Paper (src), View paper (auto. generated ps), Index of related papers

Abstract. We compare the charges transported in two systems, a spatially periodic and an open quantum pump, both depending periodically and adiabatically on time. The charge transported in a cycle was computed by Thouless, respectively by Buttiker et al. in the two cases. We show that the results agree in the limit where the two physical situations become the same, i.e., that of a large open pump.

Files: 07-214.src( 07-214.keywords , comp4.tex )