Abstract
We study theoretically two effects related to impurity depinning that are common for 1D Luttinger liquid (LL) and linear-chain charge-density wave (CDW) conductors. First, we consider the electron transport through a single impurity in a 1D conducting channel and study a new regime of conduction related to LL sliding at voltage above a threshold one. The DC current in this regime is accompanied by oscillations with frequency f = I / e. This resembles the CDW depinning in linear-chain conductors, the Josephson effect, and the Coulomb blockade. Second, we found that strong pinning of the LL by impurities leads to a magnetic field dependence of the low-temperature specific heat similar to that observed experimentally in CDW compounds. We interpret this in favor of possibility of formation of the LL in linear-chain compounds.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 447-451 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 404 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Conduction
- Heat capacity
- Impurity
- Luttinger liquid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering