Magnetically controlled current flow in coupled-dot arrays
arXiv:cond-mat/0609207 · doi:10.1088/0953-8984/19/32/326209
Abstract
Quantum transport through an open periodic array of up to five dots is investigated in the presence of a magnetic field. The device spectrum exhibits clear features of the band structure of the corresponding one-dimensional artificial crystal which evolves with varying field. A significant magnetically controlled current flow is induced with changes up to many orders of magnitude depending on temperature and material parameters. Our results put forward a simple design for measuring with current technology the magnetic subband formation of quasi one-dimensional Bloch electrons.
9 pages, 5 figures
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