Abstract
We consider adiabatic charge transport through mesoscopic metallic samples caused by a periodically changing external potential. We find that both the amplitude and the sign of the charge transferred through a sample per period are random sample specific quantities. The characteristic magnitude of the charge is determined by the quantum interference.
- Received 17 September 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.608
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