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Transport via a Quantum Shuttle
Angus MacKinnon, Andrew D Armour
We investigate the effect of quantisation of vibrational modes on a system in which the transport path is through a quantum dot mounted on a cantilever or spring such that tunnelli…
Quantum Interference and Inelastic Scattering in a Model Which-Way Device
Angus MacKinnon, Andrew D Armour
A which-way device is one which is designed to detect which of 2 paths is taken by a quantum particle, whether Schrödinger's cat is dead or alive. One possible such device is repre…
Disorder and Interactions on a 1D Chain
Jonathan M Carter, Angus MacKinnon
It has become increasingly clear that a full understanding of the physics of electrons in disordered systems requires an approach in which both disorder and interactions are taken…
Thermoelectric Properties of Disordered Systems
R. A. Roemer, A. MacKinnon, C. Villagonzalo
The electronic properties of disordered systems have been the subject of intense study for several decades. Thermoelectric properties, such as thermopower and thermal conductivity,…
The metal--insulator transition in disordered systems: a new approach to the critical behaviour
Alex P Taylor, Angus MacKinnon
In the most popular approach to the numerical study of the Anderson metal-insulator transition the transfer matrix method is combined with finite-size scaling ideas. This approach…
Quantum gears: a simple mechanical system in the quantum regime
Angus MacKinnon
The quantum mechanics of a simple mechanical system is considered. A group of gears can serve as a model for several different systems such as an artifically constructed nanomechan…