1109.4619 (J. H. Miller Jr. et al.)

Correlated Quantum Transport of Density Wave Electrons    [PDF]

J. H. Miller Jr., A. I. Wijesinghe, Z. Tang, A. M. Guloy

Recently observed Aharonov-Bohm quantum interference of period h/2e in charge
density wave rings strongly suggest that correlated density wave electron
transport is a cooperative quantum phenomenon. The picture discussed here
posits that quantum solitons nucleate and transport current above a Coulomb
blockade threshold field. We propose a field-dependent tunneling matrix element
and use the Schrodinger equation, viewed as an emergent classical equation as
in Feynman's treatment of Josephson tunneling, to compute the evolving
macrostate amplitudes, finding excellent quantitative agreement with voltage
oscillations and current-voltage characteristics in NbSe3. A proposed phase
diagram shows the conditions favoring soliton nucleation versus classical
depinning. (Published in Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 036404 (2012).)

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