Crook, R., Smith, C.G., Graham, A.C. et al. (3 more authors) (2003) Imaging fractal conductance fluctuations and scarred wave functions in a quantum billiard. Physical Review Letters, 91. 246803 . ISSN 0031-9007
Abstract
We present scanning-probe images and magnetic-field plots which reveal fractal conductance fluctuations in a quantum billiard. The quantum billiard is drawn and tuned using erasable electrostatic lithography, where the scanning probe draws patterns of surface charge in the same environment used for measurements. A periodicity in magnetic field, which is observed in both the images and plots, suggests the presence of classical orbits. Subsequent high-pass filtered high-resolution images resemble the predicted probability density of scarred wave functions, which describe the classical orbits.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2003 American Physical Society. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Physical Review Letters. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2015 10:40 |
Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2018 16:08 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.246803 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.246803 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88070 |