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¹Institut Néel, CNRS, 25 avenue des Martyrs, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.

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Area of Science:

Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Quantum Transport

Background:

Understanding electron transport in disordered metallic systems is crucial.
Quantum interference effects significantly influence magnetoconductance in such systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate magnetoconductance oscillations in metallic networks of varying sizes.
To explore the transition into a mesoscopic regime with anisotropic dimensions.

Main Methods:

Performed magnetoconductance measurements on metallic networks.
Studied networks with sizes ranging from 10 to 10^6 plaquettes.
Analyzed anisotropic aspect ratios and their effect on oscillations.

Main Results:

Observed both Altshuler-Aronov-Spivak (h/2e) and Aharonov-Bohm (h/e) oscillations in all networks.
For large networks, oscillation amplitudes arise from incoherent superposition of phase-coherent regions.
A new regime with size-dependent quantum oscillations was identified when transverse size is less than phase coherent length (L_phi).

Conclusions:

The interplay between sample size, phase coherence, and dimensionality governs quantum oscillation behavior.
The transition to a mesoscopic regime introduces novel size dependencies in quantum transport phenomena.
Results provide insights into electron localization and interference in disordered conductors.