Publication Type |
Journal Article |
School or College |
College of Science |
Department |
Physics |
Creator |
Mishchenko, Eugene; Raikh, Mikhail E. |
Other Author |
Mkhitaryan, V. V.; Fang, Y.; Gerton, J. M. |
Title |
Scattering of plasmons at the intersection of two metallic nanotubes: implications for tunneling |
Date |
2008-12 |
Description |
We study theoretically the plasmon scattering at the intersection of two metallic carbon nanotubes. We demonstrate that, for a small angle of crossing θ « 1, the transmission coefficient is an oscillatory function of λ / θ where λ is the interaction parameter of the Luttinger liquid in an individual nanotube.We calculate the tunnel density of states v(ω, x) as a function of energy ω and distance x from the intersection. In contrast with a single nanotube, we find that, in the geometry of crossed nanotubes, conventional ‘‘rapid'' oscillations in v(ω, x) due to the plasmon scattering acquire an aperiodic ‘‘slowbreathing'' envelope which has λ / θ nodes. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
American Physical Society |
Journal Title |
Physical Review Letters |
Volume |
101 |
Issue |
25 |
DOI |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.256401 |
citatation_issn |
0031-9007 |
Subject LCSH |
Plasmons; Nanotubes; Tunneling (Physics) |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Mkhitaryan, V. V., Fang, Y., Gerton, J. M., Mishchenko, E. G., & Raikh, M. E. (2008). Scattering of plasmons at the intersection of two metallic nanotubes: implications for tunneling. Physical Review Letters, 101(25), 256401. |
Rights Management |
(c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.256401 |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
248,400 bytes |
Identifier |
ir-main,11778 |
ARK |
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Setname |
ir_uspace |
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705307 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h13kfh |