Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem

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Autor(a) principal: Mukim, S.
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Amorim, F. P., Rocha, A. R., Muniz, R. B., Lewenkopf, C., Ferreira, M. S.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075409
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/231450
Resumo: It is straightforward to calculate the conductance of a quantum device once all its scattering centers are fully specified. However, to do this in reverse, i.e., to find information about the composition of scatterers in a device from its conductance, is an elusive task. This is particularly more challenging in the presence of disorder. Here we propose a procedure in which valuable compositional information can be extracted from the seemingly noisy spectral conductance of a two-terminal disordered quantum device. In particular, we put forward an inversion methodology that can identify the nature and respective concentration of randomly-distributed impurities by analyzing energy-dependent conductance fingerprints. Results are shown for graphene nanoribbons as a case in point using both tight-binding and density functional theory simulations, indicating that this inversion technique is general, robust, and can be employed to extract structural and compositional information of disordered mesoscopic devices from standard conductance measurements.
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spelling Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problemIt is straightforward to calculate the conductance of a quantum device once all its scattering centers are fully specified. However, to do this in reverse, i.e., to find information about the composition of scatterers in a device from its conductance, is an elusive task. This is particularly more challenging in the presence of disorder. Here we propose a procedure in which valuable compositional information can be extracted from the seemingly noisy spectral conductance of a two-terminal disordered quantum device. In particular, we put forward an inversion methodology that can identify the nature and respective concentration of randomly-distributed impurities by analyzing energy-dependent conductance fingerprints. Results are shown for graphene nanoribbons as a case in point using both tight-binding and density functional theory simulations, indicating that this inversion technique is general, robust, and can be employed to extract structural and compositional information of disordered mesoscopic devices from standard conductance measurements.School of Physics Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2Instituto de Física Teórica Saõ Paulo State UniversityInstituto de Física Universidade Federal FluminenseCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre Trinity College DublinDublin 2Saõ Paulo State UniversityUniversidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)Trinity College DublinMukim, S.Amorim, F. P.Rocha, A. R.Muniz, R. B.Lewenkopf, C.Ferreira, M. S.2022-04-29T08:45:29Z2022-04-29T08:45:29Z2020-08-15info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075409Physical Review B, v. 102, n. 7, 2020.2469-99692469-9950http://hdl.handle.net/11449/23145010.1103/PhysRevB.102.0754092-s2.0-85090114731Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengPhysical Review Binfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-29T08:45:29Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/231450Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462022-04-29T08:45:29Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
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title Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
spellingShingle Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
Mukim, S.
title_short Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
title_full Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
title_fullStr Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
title_full_unstemmed Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
title_sort Disorder information from conductance: A quantum inverse problem
author Mukim, S.
author_facet Mukim, S.
Amorim, F. P.
Rocha, A. R.
Muniz, R. B.
Lewenkopf, C.
Ferreira, M. S.
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author2 Amorim, F. P.
Rocha, A. R.
Muniz, R. B.
Lewenkopf, C.
Ferreira, M. S.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Dublin 2
Saõ Paulo State University
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Trinity College Dublin
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mukim, S.
Amorim, F. P.
Rocha, A. R.
Muniz, R. B.
Lewenkopf, C.
Ferreira, M. S.
description It is straightforward to calculate the conductance of a quantum device once all its scattering centers are fully specified. However, to do this in reverse, i.e., to find information about the composition of scatterers in a device from its conductance, is an elusive task. This is particularly more challenging in the presence of disorder. Here we propose a procedure in which valuable compositional information can be extracted from the seemingly noisy spectral conductance of a two-terminal disordered quantum device. In particular, we put forward an inversion methodology that can identify the nature and respective concentration of randomly-distributed impurities by analyzing energy-dependent conductance fingerprints. Results are shown for graphene nanoribbons as a case in point using both tight-binding and density functional theory simulations, indicating that this inversion technique is general, robust, and can be employed to extract structural and compositional information of disordered mesoscopic devices from standard conductance measurements.
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