Local Density of States in Mesoscopic Samples from Scanning Gate Microscopy

Abstract

We study the relationship between the local density of states (LDOS) and the conductance variation $\Delta G$ in scanning-gate-microscopy experiments on mesoscopic structures as a charged tip scans above the sample surface. We present an analytical model showing that in the linear-response regime the conductance shift $\Delta G$ is proportional to the Hilbert transform of the LDOS and hence a generalized Kramers-Kronig relation holds between LDOS and $\Delta G$. We analyze the physical conditions for the validity of this relationship both for one-dimensional and two-dimensional systems when several channels contribute to the transport. We focus on realistic Aharonov-Bohm rings including a random distribution of impurities and analyze the LDOS-$\Delta G$ correspondence by means of exact numerical simulations, when localized states or semi-classical orbits characterize the wavefunction of the system.

8 pages, 8 figures

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