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Mesoscopic Physics: from Brownian Motion Mesoscopic Physics: from Brownian Motion to Quantum Devices to Quantum Devices
Boris AltshulerBoris AltshulerColumbia University & Columbia University &
NEC Laboratories AmericaNEC Laboratories America
Robert Brown (1773-1858)
The instrument with which Robert Brown studied Brownian Motion and which he used in his work on identifying the nucleus of the living cell. This instrument is preserved at the Linnean Society in London.
Brownian Motion - history
Action of water molecules pushing against the suspended object ?
Giovanni Cantoni (Pavia). N.Cimento, 27,156(1867).
Brownian Motion -history
Robert Brown, Phil.Mag. 4,161(1828); 6,161(1829)
Random motion of particles suspended in water (“dust or soot deposited on all bodies in such quantities, especially in London”)
Six papers:1. The light-quantum and the photoelectric effect.
Completed March 17.
2. A new determination of molecular dimensions. Completed April 30. Published in1906Ph.D. thesis.
3. Brownian Motion.Received by Annalen der Physik May 11.
4,5.The two papers on special relativity. Received June 30 and September 27
6. Second paper on Brownian motion.Received December 19.
Einstein’s Miraculous Year - 1905
Einstein’s Miraculous Year - 1905Six papers:1. The light-quantum and the photoelectric effect.
Completed March 17.
2. A new determination of molecular dimensions. Completed April 30. Published in1906Ph.D. thesis.
3. Brownian Motion.Received by Annalen der Physik May 11.
4,5.The two papers on special relativity. Received June 30 and September 27
6. Second paper on Brownian motion.Received December 19.
Einstein’s Miraculous Year - 1905Diffusion and Brownian Motion:2. A new determination of molecular dimensions.
Completed April 30. Published in1906Ph.D. thesis.
3. Brownian Motion.Received by Annalen der Physik May 11.
6. Second paper on Brownian motion.Received December 19.
Are these papers indeed important enough to stay in the same line with the relativity and photons.Why
Q: ?
Einstein’s Miraculous Year - 1905Six papers:1. The light-quantum and the photoelectric effect.
Completed March 17.
2. A new determination of molecular dimensions. Completed April 30. Published in1906Ph.D. thesis.
3. Brownian Motion.Received by Annalen der Physik May 11.
4,5.The two papers on special relativity. Received June 30 and September 27
6. Second paper on Brownian motion.Received December 19.
Nobel Prize
By far the largest number of citations
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1926
"for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium"
Jean Baptiste PerrinFrance
b. 1870d. 1942
… measurements on the Brownian movement showed that Einstein's theory was in perfect agreement with reality. Through these measurements a new determination of Avogadro's number was obtained.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1926From the Presentation Speech by Professor C.W. Oseen, member of the Nobel Committee for Physics of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on December 10, 1926
1. Each molecule is too light to change the momentum of the suspended particle.
2. Does Brownian motion violate the second law of thermodynamics ?
Brownian Motion -history
Robert Brown, Phil.Mag. 4,161(1828); 6,161(1829)
Random motion of particles suspended in water (“dust or soot deposited on all bodies in such quantities, especially in London”)
Action of water molecules pushing against the suspend object
Jules Henri Poincaré(1854-1912)
“We see under our eyes now motion transformed into heat by friction, now heat changes inversely into motion.This is contrary to Carnot’s principle.”
H. Poincare, “The fundamentals of Science”, p.305, Scientific Press, NY, 1913
Problems:
Problems:1. Each molecules is too light to change the momentum of the suspended particle.
2. Does Brownian motion violate the second law of thermodynamics ?
3. Do molecules exist as real objects and are the laws of mechanics applicable to them?
Problems:1. Each molecules is too light to change the momentum of the suspended particle.
2. Does Brownian motion violate the second law of thermodynamics ?
3. Do molecules exist as real objects and are the laws of mechanics applicable to them?
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1909
Wilhelm Ostwald
"in recognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction"
“… in a purely mechanical world there could not be a before and an after as we have in our world: the tree could become a shoot and a seed again, the butterfly turn back into a caterpillar, and the old man into a child. No explanation is given by a mechanistic doctrine for the fact that this does not happen, nor can it be given because of the fundamental property of the mechanical equation. The actual irreversibility of natural phenomena thus proves the existence of processes that can not be described by mechanical equations; and with this the verdict of scientific materialism is settled.”W. OstwaldVrh. Ges. Deutsch. Naturf Arzte, 1, 155 (1895)Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Naturforscher und Arzte
logS Wk const= +
probabilityentropy
k is Boltzmann constant
( )3
3
8,exp 1
Tc
Tk
hh
π νρ νν
=⎡ ⎤⎛ ⎞ −⎜ ⎟⎢ ⎥⎝ ⎠⎣ ⎦
Kinetic theory
Ludwig Boltzmann1844 - 1906
Max Planck1858 - 1947
“It is of great importance since it permits exact computation of Avogadro number … . The great significance as a matter of principle is, however … that one sees directly under the microscope part of the heat energy in the form of mechanical energy.”
Einstein, 1915
“…time reversal invariance is broken for an electron interacting with the bath produced by all other electrons.”
Dmitri S. Golubev, Andrei D. Zaikin and Gerd SchonCond-mat/0111527 v2
Brownian Motion - historyEinstein was not the first to:1. Attribute the Brownian motion to the action of water molecules pushing
against the suspended object2. Write down the diffusion equation3. Saved Second law of Thermodynamics L. Szilard, Z. Phys, 53, 840(1929)
Brownian Motion - historyEinstein was not the first to:1. Attribute the Brownian motion to the action of water molecules
pushing against the suspended object2. Write down the diffusion equation3. Saved Carnot’s principle [L. Szilard, Z. Phys, 53, 840(1929)]
By studying large molecules in solutions sugar in water or suspended particles Einstein made molecules visible
1. Apply the diffusion equation to the probability2. Derive the diffusion equation from the assumption that the process is
markovian (before Markov) and take into account nonmarkovian effects3. Derived the relation between diffusion const and viscosity
(conductivity), i.e., connected fluctuations with dissipation
Einstein was the first to:
Diffusion Equation
2 0Dtρ ρ∂
− ∇ =∂ Diffusion
constant
Einstein-Sutherland Relation
William Sutherland(1859-1911)
2 dne Dd
σ ν νμ
= ≡
If electrons would be degenerate and form a classical ideal gas
1
totTnν =
for electric conductivity σ
Einstein-Sutherland Relation for electric conductivity σ
2 dne Dd
σ ν νμ
= ≡
If electrons would be degenerate and form a classical ideal gas
1
totTnν =William Sutherland
(1859-1911)
metal( ), dn dn d dnn n eE
dx d dx dμμ
μ μ= = =
Electric field
Density of electrons
Chemical potential
Einstein-Sutherland Relation for electric conductivity σ
dneD Edx
σ=
No current
2 dne Dd
σ ν νμ
= ≡
metal( ), dn dn d dnn n eE
dx d dx dμμ
μ μ= = =
Electric field
Density of electrons
Chemical potential
dneD Edx
σ=
Conductivity Density of states
Einstein-Sutherland Relation for electric conductivity σ
No current
Diffusion Equation
2 0Dtρ ρ∂
− ∇ =∂
Lessons from the Einstein’s work:Universality: the equation is valid as long as the
process is marcovianCan be applied to the probability and thus
describes both fluctuations and dissipation There is a universal relation between the diffusion
constant and the viscosityStudies of the diffusion processes brings
information about micro scales.
Andrei Markov 1856-1922
•A. A. Markov. « Rasprostranenie zakona bol'shih chisel na velichiny, zavisyaschie drug ot druga ». Izvestiya Fiziko-matematicheskogo obschestva pri Kazanskom universitete, 2-ya seriya, tom 15, pp 135-156, 1906. •A. A. Markov. « Extension of the limit theorems of probability theory to a sum of variables connected in a chain ». reprinted in Appendix B of: R. Howard. Dynamic Probabilistic Systems, volume 1: Markov Chains. John Wiley and Sons, 1971.
R.A. Chentsov “On the dependence of electrical conductivity of tellurium on magnetic field at low temperatures”, Zh. Exp. Theor. Fiz. v.18, 375-385, (1948).
Anderson Model
• Lattice - tight binding model
• Onsite energies εi - random
• Hopping matrix elements Iijj iIij
Iij =-W < εi <Wuniformly distributed
I < Ic I > IcInsulator
All eigenstates are localizedLocalization length ξ
MetalThere appear states extended
all over the whole system
Anderson TransitionAnderson Transition
I i and j are nearest neighbors
0 otherwise
Diffusion description fails at large scalesWhy?
Einstein: there is no diffusion at too shortscales – there is memory, i.e., the process is not marcovian.
Why there is memory at large distances in quantum case ?
ϕ1 = ϕ2
Why there is memory at large distances in quantum case ?
O
Constructive interference probability to return to the origin gets enhanced diffusion constant gets reduced. Tendency towards localization
pdrϕ = ∫r r
Phase accumulated when traveling along the loop
The particle can go around the loop in two directions
Conductance2dG Lσ −=
for a cubic sample of the size L
( )( )
2
2d
g L
e DhG Lh L
ν14243
=
Einstein - Sutherland Relation for electric conductivity σ
2 dne Dd
σ ν νμ
= ≡
( )2
1 d
hD Lg LLν
=Thouless energy
mean level spacing=
dimensionlessThouless conductance
( )2
1 d
hD Lg LLν
=Thouless energy
mean level spacing=
Thouless conductance is Dimensionless
Corrections to the diffusion come from the large distances (infrared corrections)
Scaling theory of Localization(Abrahams, Anderson, Licciardello and
Ramakrishnan, 1979)
d log g( )d log L( )=β g( )
( )2
1 d
hD Lg LLν
=Thouless energy
mean level spacing=
Thouless conductance is Dimensionless
Corrections to the diffusion come from the large distances (infrared corrections)
.... Universal description!
Mesoscopic Fluctuations.Mesoscopic Fluctuations.
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××
Properties of systems with identical set of macroscopic parameters but differentrealizations of disorder are different!
g1 ≠ g2
Mesoscopic Fluctuations.Mesoscopic Fluctuations.
×
××
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××
Properties of systems with identical set of macroscopic parameters but differentrealizations of disorder are different!
g1 ≠ g2
Magnetoresistanceg H( )
H
g
... g >>1- ensemble averaging
g H( )is sample-dependent
Before Einstein:Correct question would be: describe ( )r tr
OK, maybe you can restrict yourself by ( )r tr
What is ?
Before Einstein:Correct question would be: describe ( )r tr
OK, maybe you can restrict yourself by ( )r tr
Einstein: ( ) ( ) 20r r t⎡ ⎤−⎣ ⎦
r r
( ) ( )0 ?n
r r t⎡ ⎤− =⎣ ⎦r r
What is ?
Before Einstein:Correct question would be: describe ( )r tr
OK, maybe you can restrict yourself by ( )r tr
Einstein: ( ) ( ) 20r r t⎡ ⎤−⎣ ⎦
r r
( ) ( )0 ?n
r r t⎡ ⎤− =⎣ ⎦r r
Mesoscopic physics: Not only
But also
( )g H
( ) ( ) 2g H g H h⎡ ⎤− +⎣ ⎦
Example
Statistics ofStatistics ofInterested in
Magnetic field or any other external tunable parameter
Time…..evolves as function of
Conductance of each sample…..
Position of each particle……
observables
Set of small conductors
Set of brownianparticles
ensemble
rr gHt
( )r tr ( )g H
( ) ( ) 2
1 2r t r tr r⎡ ⎤−⎣ ⎦ ( ) ( ) 2
1 2g H g H⎡ ⎤−⎣ ⎦
Brownian motion
Conductance fluctuations
First paper on Quantum Theory of Solid State (Specific heat)Annalen der Physik, 22, 180, 800 (1907)
First paper on Mesoscopic PhysicsAnnalen der Physik, 17, 549 (1905)
Brownian particle was the first mesoscopic device in use
g1 ≠ g2
g1 − g2 ≅1 G1 −G2 ≅ e2 h
×
××
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×
××
××
Magnetoresistanceg H( )
H
g
≈1 Statistics of the functions of g(H) are universal
B.A.(1985); Lee & Stone (1985)
What is a Mesoscopic System?Statistical descriptionCan be effected by a microscopic system and the effect can be macroscopically detected
Meso can serve as a microscope to study micro
-0 .0 4 -0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 .0 4
3 .1 K
1 .1 7 K
2 1 0 m K
4 5 m K
1 0 -3
ΔR/R
B (T )
Weak Localization and dephasing rateI
V
B
L ~ 0.25 mm
ΦMagnetoresistance
No magnetic field ϕ1 = ϕ2
With magnetic field H ϕ1− ϕ2= 2∗2π Φ/Φ0
O O
I
V
BL ~ 0.25 mm
-0 .0 4 -0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 .0 4
3 .1 K
1 .1 7 K
2 1 0 m K
4 5 m K
1 0 -3
ΔR/R
B (T )
-0 .0 4 -0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 .0 4
3 .1 K
1 .1 7 K
2 1 0 m K
4 5 m K
1 0 -3
ΔR/R
B (T )
22
2H
H
R h AR LR e L L
hL D LeH
φ
φ φτ
⎛ ⎞Δ= − + ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠
≡ =
L is the length of the wire
A is the wire cross-section
Dephasing rate can be measured. Can it be calculated?
hω
hω
• other electrons• phonons• magnons• two level systems••
Inelastic dephasing rate 1/τϕ
O
( )( )
tt
tδϕδ
δδ
ωδϕ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞
=⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟+⎝ ⎠⎝
−
⎠h
( ) ( ) ( )2 22ϕ ϕδϕτ τδ πϕ⎡ ⎤− ≈⎣ ⎦
e-e interaction – Electric noise Fluctuation- dissipation theorem:
( ) ( )kT
kkk
TkEE
krrr
,2coth
, 2, ωσω
ωσω
αβ
βα
αβω
βα ∝⎟⎠⎞
⎜⎝⎛=
Electric noise - randomly time and space -dependent electric field . Correlation function of this field is completely determined by the conductivity :
( ) ( ), ,E r t E kα α ω⇔rr
( )ωσ ,kr
Noise intensity increases with the temperature, T, and with resistance
( )LRehLg 2)( ≡ -Thouless
conductance- resistance of the sample with size( )LR L
L Dϕ ϕτ≡ - dephasing length
- diffusion constant of the electrons
( ), ,k
TE Ek
α β
ωαβσ ω
∝r r
( )h T
g Lϕ ϕτ∝
D
( )LRehLg 2)( ≡ -Thouless
conductance- resistance of the sample with size( )LR L
L Dϕ ϕτ≡ - dephasing length
- diffusion constant of the electrons
( )h T
g Lϕ ϕτ∝
For a wire 23
1 Tϕτ
∝
D
B.A, Aronov, and Khmelnitsky, J. Phys. C (1982).
Temperature dependence of τφ(from magnetoresistance)
Echternach, Gershenson, Bozler, Bogdanov & Nilsson,PRL 48, 11516 (1993)
0.1 1
0.01
0.1
1
10 Ag 6N Au 6N
Ag 5N Cu 6N Au 4N
τ φ (ns
)
T (K)
τφ(T) in Ag, Au & Cu wires
T-2/3
Saturation is sample dependent
• Ag 6N, Au 6N→ agreement with AAK theory
• Ag 5N, Cu 6N→ saturation of τφ(T)
• Au 4N→ contains ~ 30 ppm of Fe
0.1 1
0.01
0.1
1
10 Ag 6N Au 6N
Ag 5N Cu 6N Au 4N
τ φ (ns
)
T (K)
τφ(T) in Ag, Au & Cu wires
Saturation is sample dependent
Low T behavior vs. Purity:
T-2/3
x
xN = 99.9…9 % source material purity
• Ag 6N, Au 6N→ agreement with AAK theory
• Ag 5N, Cu 6N→ saturation of τφ(T)
• Au 4N→ contains ~ 30 ppm of Fe
0.1 1
0.01
0.1
1
10 Ag 6N Au 6N
Ag 5N Cu 6N Au 4N
τ φ (ns
)
T (K)
τφ(T) in Ag, Au & Cu wires
Saturation is sample dependent
Low T behavior vs. Purity:
T-2/3 xN = 99.9…9 % source material purity
x
Magnetic Impurities: the Kondo Effect
e
e
J .Sσur ur
Spin-flip scattering
increased resistivity reduction of τφ
Collective effect:Formation of a
singlet spin state
T
R
KT
Log(T)−β
sfγ
T
spin-flip
(total scattering rate)
phononsKondo
J1/νFKB eETk −≈
Au with and without Feimpurities
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.70.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.70.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
exp. α/T1/2 - β Ln(T) α/T1/2
α=1.65 10-4 K-1/2
β=1.23 10-3
T (K)
Au2
δR/R
(0 / 00)
exp. α/T1/2
α=2.7 10-4 K-1/2
AuMSU
T (K)
Kondo effect: R(T) = A - B log(T)
0.1 1
0.1
1
10
TK
6N silver:5N silver:
e--e- & e--ph
τ φ (ns
)
T (K)
bare 0.3 ppm Mn implanted 1 ppm Mn implanted
Dephasing and temperature dependence of the resistivity.
1 ppm of Mn is invisible in R(T)
1 2 3 4
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
δR/R
(‰)
T-1/2 (K-1/2)
Ag with 1 ppm Mn at B=30mT Fit: 2.4E-4T-1/2
TKondo
Can magnetic impurities cause an apparent saturation of τφ ?
YES! But only if T ≈ TKondo
0.1 1
1
10 Ag (6N)
Ag (5N) bare
1.0ppm Mn
0.3ppm Mn
e-e & e-ph scattering
spin-flipscattering
TKondo
τ φ (ns
)
T (K)
τφ(TK) =h νF
4 nimp
0.6 nscimp (ppm)≈
Spin-flip rate peaks at TK:
Is it a proof of the magnetic impurities domination in the decoherence ? Not yet
-0 .0 4 -0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 .0 4
3 .1 K
1 .1 7 K
2 1 0 m K
4 5 m K
1 0 -3
ΔR/R
B (T )
Phase relaxation
rate
I
V
BL ~ 0.25 mm
Energy relaxation?
-0 .0 4 -0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 .0 4
3 .1 K
1 .1 7 K
2 1 0 m K
4 5 m K
1 0 -3
ΔR/R
B (T ) -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.610
20
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.60
20
40
60
80
100
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.60
20
40
60
80
100
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.610
20
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.2 0.00
1
E (meV)
f(E)
-0.2 0.00
1
E (meV)
f(E)
UU
VS V
U
R
U
U=0
U=0.2mV
I
V
BL ~ 0.25 mm
Phase relaxation
rateDeconvolution
Energy relaxation
Energy relaxation?
-0 .0 4 -0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 .0 4
3 .1 K
1 .1 7 K
2 1 0 m K
4 5 m K
1 0 -3
ΔR/R
B (T ) -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.610
20
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.60
20
40
60
80
100
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.60
20
40
60
80
100
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.610
20
V (mV)
dI/d
V (µ
S)
-0.2 0.00
1
E (meV)
f(E)
-0.2 0.00
1
E (meV)
f(E)
UU
VS V
U
R
U
U=0
U=0.2mV
I
V
BL ~ 0.25 mm
Phase relaxation
rateDeconvolution
Energy relaxation
Energy relaxation?
B=0 onlyCan be doneat nonzero B
ε
ε1
ε−ω
ε1+ω
Two electrons can exchange energy in spite of the fact that the states of the impurity are degenerate and it can not be excited
One electron can not change energy after scattering by a system of two degenerated states.
Second order in electron –impurity exchange
Controlled experiment II: energy exchange
Ag (99.9999%)
0.7 ppm Mn2+
implantation
Comparativeexperiments
bare
implanted
Effect of 1 ppm Mn on interactions ?
Left as is
25 nm
106 Ag1Mn
Concentration of Mn impurities
Energy relaxation
Dephasing timeτφ
?Neutralization current+
Monte Carlo simulations
Implanted wirecim
“Bare” wirecb
( )0.7 0.1bc
ppm+
±
Concentration of Mn impurities
Dephasing timeτφ
?Neutralization current+
Monte Carlo simulations
Implanted wirecim
“Bare” wirecb
( )0.7 0.1bc
ppm+
±
( )0.95 0.1 ppm±( )0.1 0.01 ppm±
-0.2 0.0 0.2
0.9
1.0
-0.2 0.0 0.2
0.8
0.9
V (mV)
Rtd
I/dV
Energy relaxation at weak B
U = 0.1 mVB = 0.3 T
weak interaction
strong interaction
bare
implanted
Rtd
I/dV
U
( )
-0.5 0.0 0.5
0.9
1.0
V (mV)
Rtd
I/dV
( )
-0.5 0.0 0.5
0.9
1.0
V (mV)
Rtd
I/dV
-0.2 0.0 0.2
0.9
1.0
-0.2 0.0 0.2
0.8
0.9
V (mV)U = 0.1 mVB = 0.3 TB = 2.1 T
Rtd
I/dV
Rtd
I/dV
Very weakinteraction
bare
implanted
Energy relaxation at weak and strong B
Concentration of Mn impurities
Energy relaxation
Dephasing timeτφ
?Neutralization current+
Monte Carlo simulations
Implanted wirecim
“Bare” wirecb
( )0.7 0.1bc
ppm+
±
( )0.95 0.1 ppm±
( )0.9 0.3 ppm±
( )0.1 0.01 ppm±
1 Dephasing and energy relaxation give very close concentration of the magnetic impurities
2 Energy relaxation is suppressed by the magnetic field as was predicted
Mn impurities dominate both energy and phase relaxation in this temperature interval. No room for mysteries like zero-point dephasing.
Both energy and phase relaxation times should increase dramatically when temperature is reduces further –Kondo effect
Both energy and phase relaxation times should increase dramatically when temperature is reduces further – Kondo effect
0.1 1
0.01
0.1
1
10 Ag 6N Au 6N
Ag 5N Cu 6N Au 4N
τ φ (ns
)
T (K)
FeTK=0.8K
MnTK=0.02K
Simulations v = 10 γ0 1 20.1
1 /2 5,1000 runsv γ =
12τ
Simulations
1000 shots
12τ
/2 0.8v γ =
/2 5v γ =
Analitics
( ) 12212
21 sine t e vv
γτ γ τ− ⎛ ⎞Ψ = +⎜ ⎟⎝ ⎠
0 1 2
1
100 shots100 shots
Single fluctuator Two parameters:Switching rate γCoupling constant v