Breakdown of an electric-field driven system: A mapping to a quantum walk
Breakdown of an electric-field driven system: A mapping to a quantum walk
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.94.100602
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发表时间:
2005-03-18
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Aoki, H
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作者:
Oka, T;Konno, N;Aoki, H
Quantum transport properties of electron systems driven by strong electric fields are studied by mapping the Landau-Zener transition dynamics to a quantum walk on a semi-infinite one-dimensional lattice with a reflecting boundary, where the sites correspond to energy levels and the boundary the ground state. Quantum interference induces a distribution localized around the ground state, and a delocalization transition occurs when the electric field is increased, which describes the dielectric breakdown in the original electron system.