Seminars

On an irregular basis various Special Seminars take place at the MPQ. The seminars are organized by scientists of our divisions, administration or staff representatives. The location will be announced with the event.

Speaker: Jan von Delft, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München Room: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall Host: MPQ

Microscopic Origin of the 0.7-Anomaly in Quantum Point Contacts (Jan von Delft)

Date: Nov 26, 2014
Time: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Jan von Delft, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Room: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall
Host: MPQ

The conductance of a quantum point contact exhibits an unexpected shoulder at $simeq 0.7 (2 e^2/h)$, known as the "0.7-anomaly", whose origin is still subject to debate. [more]