Published February 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Persistent Currents in Twisted Tori Made of Chiral Nanotubes

  • 1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland)

Description

Mesoscopic metal rings can carry persistent currents driven by a constant magnetic field. The geometrical structure of a toroidal carbon nanotube can be characterized by four independent parameters. We derive the formula for persistent currents driven by a constant Bohm-Aharonov type of field perpendicular to the plane of the torus. The dependencies of the currents on the chirality, twist and circumference of the torus are discussed. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Polonica. Series B
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 427-436
ISSN
0587-4254

Conference

Title
Transport Phenomena from Quantum to Classical Regimes
Acronym
24. International School of Theoretical Physics
Dates
25 Sep - 1 Oct 2000
Place
Ustron (Poland)

Optional Information

Notes
7 refs, 7 figs
Funding organization
Polish State Committee for Scientific Research, Warsaw (Poland)