Transport in low-dimensional mesoscopic systems [Elektronische Ressource] / von Sergey Syzranov

derTBoranspvortPhinBoLovw-dimensional2011MesoscopicundSystemsersitDISSERhTSergeyAMoskTIONhzururErlangungysikdesAstronomieGradesRuhr-UnivDoktoratdercNaturwissenscumhaftenonanSyzranoderausFauakultcatumfEremin1.ter:Gutac05.05.2011hDr.ter:derProf.hDr.ProfK.B.I.EfetoDatumvDisputation:2.GutacTransport in Low-DimensionalMesoscopic SystemsSergey SyzranovPhysics DepartmentRuhr-Universit¨at BochumA thesis submitted for the degree ofPhDJanuary 20111. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. K.B. Efetov2. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. I. EreminDay of the defense: 05.05.2011Signature from head of PhD committee:iiContentsSummary iiiZusammenfassung viiList of Figures xiGlossary xiii1 Introduction 11.1 Graphene: overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Electronic properties of graphene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 Networks of Josephson junctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.4 Hamiltonian of junction arrays and granulated superconductors 91.5 Outline of the thesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Electron dynamics in irradiated graphene sheet 152.1 Radiation-induced dynamical gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.2 Tunneling through gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.2.1 Normal incidence on a potential barrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.2.2 Radiation-induced hops between trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Photocurrent in graphene p-n junctions 273.