arxiv: cond-mat/0605312 · v2 · pith:FBQCR44Tnew · submitted 2006-05-11 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.str-el

Local electron heating in nanoscale conductors

Roberto D'Agosta , Na Sai , Massimiliano Di Ventra This is my paper

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keywords heatingelectronlocalnanoscaleconductorsionicscatteringanalogy

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The electron current density in nanoscale junctions is typically several orders of magnitude larger than the corresponding one in bulk electrodes. Consequently, the electron-electron scattering rate increases substantially in the junction. This leads to local electron heating of the underlying Fermi sea in analogy to the local ionic heating that is due to the increased electron-phonon scattering rates. We predict the bias dependence of local electron heating in quasi-ballistic nanoscale conductors, its effect on ionic heating, and discuss possible experimental tests of our results.

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