$h/2e$--Oscillations for Correlated Electron Pairs in Disordered Mesoscopic Rings

Abstract

The full spectrum of two interacting electrons in a disordered mesoscopic one--dimensional ring threaded by a magnetic flux is calculated numerically. For ring sizes far exceeding the one--particle localization length $L_1$ we find several $h/2e$--periodic states whose eigenfunctions exhibit a pairing effect. This represents the first direct observation of interaction--assisted coherent pair propagation, the pair being delocalized on the scale of the whole ring.

4 pages, uuencoded PostScript, containing 5 figures.