{
  "id": "cond-mat/0311086",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2003-11-04T23:45:58.000Z",
  "updated": "2003-11-04T23:45:58.000Z",
  "title": "Electron correlations in metal nanoparticles with spin-orbit scattering",
  "authors": [
    "Denis A. Gorokhov",
    "Piet W. Brouwer"
  ],
  "comment": "RevTeX, 15 pages, 11 figures inserted",
  "journal": "Phys. Rev. B 69, 155417 (2004)",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevB.69.155417",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.dis-nn",
    "cond-mat.mtrl-sci"
  ],
  "abstract": "The combined effect of electron-electron interactions and spin-orbit scattering in metal nanoparticles can be studied by measuring splitting of electron levels in magnetic field ($g$ factors) in tunneling spectroscopy experiments. Using random matrix theory to describe the single-electron states in the metal particle, we find that even a relatively small electron-electron interaction strength (ratio of exchange constant $J$ and mean level spacing $\\spacing$ $\\simeq 0.3$) significantly increases $g$-factor fluctuations for not-too-strong spin-orbit scattering rates (spin-orbit time $\\tau_{\\rm so} \\gtrsim 1/\\spacing$). In particular, $g$-factors larger than 2 could be observed. (This is a manifestation of the many-body correlation effects in nanoparticles). While so far measurements only on noble metal (Cu, Ag, Au) and Al samples have been done for which the effects of electron-electron interactions are negligible, we discuss the possibility of observing interaction effects in nanoparticles made of other metals.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2003-11-04T23:45:58.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "metal nanoparticles",
      "electron correlations",
      "relatively small electron-electron interaction strength",
      "random matrix theory",
      "many-body correlation effects"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Phys. Rev. B"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "RevTeX",
      "pages": 15,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}