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dc.contributor.advisorLeonid S. Levitov.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Haoyu, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-05T15:58:54Z
dc.date.available2019-02-05T15:58:54Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120221
dc.descriptionThesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2018.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).en_US
dc.description.abstractElectrons in strongly-correlated systems move in a neatly coordinated manner, in many ways resembling the movement of viscous fluids and leading to surprising collective behaviors. Here we explore how the hydrodynamic behavior manifests itself in the electron transport through nanoscale constrictions. Free electron flows through constrictions in metals are often regarded as an ultimate high-conduction charge transfer mechanism. However, as shown in this thesis, interactions can facilitate transport and give rise to super-ballistic conduction, allowing conductance to exceed the ballistic limit value. In other words, interactions and viscous effects, rather than presenting a hindrance for conduction, help increase carrier mobility and suppress dissipation. This interesting behavior represents a clear signature of the electron hydrodynamic regime, and provides a way to determine electron viscosity. These results show that interactions and viscous effects can facilitate high-mobility transport, granting a new route for designing low-power nanoscale devices.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Haoyu Guo.en_US
dc.format.extent64 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsMIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectPhysics.en_US
dc.titleSignatures of hydrodynamic transport in an electron systemen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
dc.identifier.oclc1082867657en_US


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