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Magnetic quantum oscillations in nanowires

A. S. Alexandrov, V. V. Kabanov

cond-mat.mes-hallarXiv:cond-mat/0504321

Abstract

Analytical expressions for the magnetization and the longitudinal conductivity of nanowires are derived in a magnetic field, B. We show that the interplay between size and magnetic field energy-level quantizations manifests itself through novel magnetic quantum oscillations in metallic nanowires. There are three characteristic frequencies of de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) and Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations, F=F0,F1, and F2 in contrast with a single frequency F'0 in simple bulk metals. The amplitude of oscillations is strongly enhanced in some "magic" magnetic fields. The wire cross-section S can be measured along with the Fermi surface cross-section, SF.

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