2006/12/11 by Hisao Taira, Hiroyuki Shima · 28 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic physics #Ballistic conduction #Condensed matter physics #Curvature #Deformation (meteorology) #Electron #Electronic structure #Geometry #Graphene research and applications #Materials science #Nanostructure #Nanotechnology #Physics #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Quantum dot #Quantum mechanics #Surface (topology) #Surface and Thin Film Phenomena #Surface states #cond-mat.dis-nn #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.susc.2007.04.220
published in Surface Science 601(22), 5270-5275 (Elsevier BV) · 11 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2006/12/11 · openalex publication_date 2007/04/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The curvature effect on the electronic states of a deformed cylindrical conducting surface of variable diameter is theoretically investigated. The quantum confinement of electrons normal to the curved surface results in an effective potential energy that affects the electronic structures of the system at low energies. This suggests the possibility that ballistic transport of electrons in low-dimensional nanostructures can be controlled by inducing a local geometric deformation.