Chiral effects in normal and superconducting carbon nanotube-based nanostructures

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2010
• Main Authors: Parafilo, A.V., Krive, I.V., Bogachek, E.N., Landman, U., Shekhter, R.I., Jonson, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2010
• Subjects: Quantum coherent effects in superconductors and normal metals
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/117521
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Chiral effects in normal and superconducting carbon nanotube-based nanostructures / A.V. Parafilo, I.V. Krive, E.N. Bogachek, U. Landman, R.I. Shekhter, M. Jonson // Физика низких температур. — 2010. — Т. 36, № 10-11. — С. 1193–1203. — Бібліогр.: 55 назв. — англ.

The novel phenomenon of chiral tunneling in metallic single-wall carbon nanotubes is considered. It is induced by the interplay of electrostatic and pseudomagnetic effects in electron scattering in chiral nanotubes and is characterized by the oscillatory dependence of the electron transmission probability on nanotube chiral angle and the strength of the scattering potential. The appearance of a special (Aharonov–Bohm-like) phase in chiral tunneling affects various phase-coherent phenomena in nanostructures. We considered chiral effects in: (i) the persistent current in a circular nanotube, (ii) the Josephson current in a nanotube-based SNS junction, and (iii) resonant electron tunneling through a chiral nanotube-based quantum dot.