Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99922
Title: Surface effects on the diamagnetic susceptibility and other properties of a low temperature electron gas
Authors: Wang, Lipo.
O'Connell, R. F.
Keywords: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Issue Date: 1986
Source: Wang, L., & O'Connell, R. F. (1986). Surface effects on the diamagnetic susceptibility and other properties of a low temperature electron gas. Physical Review B, 34(8), 5160-5168.
Series/Report no.: Physical review B
Abstract: A general formulation is developed for determining the free energy of a Fermi gas contained in an arbitrary smooth external potential barrier and in a weak magnetic field, in the low-temperature limit. The Wigner phase-space formalism of quantum mechanics is used as a calculational tool. Explicit formulas are given, which enable one to compute surface and temperature effects on various physical properties (susceptibility, specific heat, etc.) of the system. Some simple examples are constructed for the diamagnetic-susceptibility calculation, which show that the corrections depend on the form of the surface potential barrier and the size of the material, but, in general, they are small in comparison with the dominant Landau result when the size is much larger than ∼100 Å. The general formalism that we present can also be applied to other kinds of Fermi gas (for example, nucleons) contained in an external potential. For example, we show how the modified Thomas-Fermi theory may be extended to include temperature effects.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99922
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8127
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.34.5160
Schools: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 
Rights: © 1986 The American Physical Society. This paper was published in Physical Review B and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Physical Society. The paper can be found at the following official URL: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.34.5160].  One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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