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Universal conductance in quantum wires in the presence of Umklapp scattering

S. Fujimoto, N. Kawakami

cond-mat.mes-hallarXiv:cond-mat/9805190

Abstract

The effects of Umklapp scattering on the zero-temperature conductance in one-dimensional quantum wires are reexamined by taking into account both the screening of external potential and the non-uniform chemical potential shift due to electron-electron interaction. It is shown that in the case away from half-filling the conductance is given by the universal value, 2e2/h, even in the presence of Umklapp scattering, owing to these renormalization effects of external potential. The conclusion is in accordance with the recent claim obtained for the system with non-interacting leads being attached to a quantum wire.

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