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Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in the local density of states

arXiv:0909.0019 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.153401

Abstract

The scattering of electrons with inhomogeneities produces modulations in the local density of states of a metal. We show that electron interference contributions to these modulations are affected by the magnetic field via the Aharonov-Bohm effect. This can be exploited in a simple STM setup that serves as an Aharonov-Bohm interferometer at the nanometer scale.

4 pages, 2 figures. v2 added references