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Nonequilibrium quasiparticle distribution induced by Kondo defects.

J Kroha1, A Zawadowski

  • 1Institut für Theorie der Kondensierten Materie, University of Karlsruhe, POB 6980, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.

Physical Review Letters
|May 15, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Resistive nanowires with Kondo impurities exhibit scaling behavior in their quasiparticle energy and bias voltage. This finding quantitatively explains experimental results on copper and gold nanowires, suggesting magnetic Kondo impurities are responsible.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Phenomena
  • Nanoscale Science

Background:

  • Resistive nanowires are crucial in nanoscale electronics.
  • The Kondo effect describes interactions between conduction electrons and magnetic impurities.
  • Understanding non-equilibrium behavior in such systems is vital.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the scaling behavior of the distribution function in resistive nanowires with Kondo impurities.
  • To provide a theoretical explanation for experimental observations in copper and gold nanowires.
  • To determine the origin of scaling behavior in these nanoscale systems.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical calculation of the distribution function f(E,U).
  • Analysis of scaling behavior concerning quasiparticle energy (E) and bias voltage (U).

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  • Comparison of theoretical results with experimental data from copper (Cu) and gold (Au) nanowires.

    • Main Results:

    • The distribution function f(E,U) in out-of-equilibrium nanowires shows clear scaling behavior.
    • Numerical calculations quantitatively match recent experimental findings on Cu and Au nanowires.
    • Extracted impurity concentrations suggest magnetic Kondo impurities drive the observed scaling.

    Conclusions:

    • The study confirms scaling behavior in the distribution function of Kondo impurity-doped nanowires.
    • Magnetic Kondo impurities are identified as the primary cause of this scaling phenomenon.
    • The findings offer a quantitative explanation for experimental data in metallic nanowires.