Charge Quantization and Kondo Quantum Criticality in Few-Channel Mesoscopic Circuits

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This thesis explores several fundamental topics in mesoscopic circuitries that incorporate few electronic conduction channels. The reported results establish a new state of the art in a field that has been waiting for this kind of experiments for decades. The first experiments address the quantized character of charge in circuits. The thesis discusses the charge quantization criterion, observes the predicted charge quantization scaling, and demonstrates a crossover toward a universal behavior as temperature is increased. In turn, the second set of experiments explores the unconventional quantum critical physics that arises in the multichannel Kondo model. At the symmetric quantum critical point, the predicted universal Kondo fixed points and scaling exponents are observed, and the full numerical renormalization group scaling curves validated. In addition, the thesis explores the crossover from quantum criticality: direct visualization of the development of a quantum phase transition, the parameter space for quantum criticality, as well as universality and scaling behaviors.

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Paris-Sud University, FrancePresents results that redefine the state of the art in mesoscopic circuitsConfirms important predictions relating to Kondo fixed pointsIncludes direct visualization of quantum criticality and the associated quantum phase transition
Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Paris-Sud University, France Presents results that redefine the state of the art in mesoscopic circuits Confirms important predictions relating to Kondo fixed points Includes direct visualization of quantum criticality and the associated quantum phase transition

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Zubair Iftikhar

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