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Factorization of quantum charge transport for noninteracting fermions
2009
We show that the statistics of the charge transfer of noninteracting fermions through a two-lead contact is generalized binomial at any temperature and for any form of the scattering matrix: an arbitrary charge-transfer process can be decomposed into independent single-particle events. This result generalizes previous studies of adiabatic pumping at zero temperature and of transport induced by bias voltage.
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research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000266501500073
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Publication date
2009
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Volume
79
Article Number
205315
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REVIEWED
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November 30, 2010
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