One-Way Street for Electrons (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

One-Way Street for Electrons

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In an ultra-small geometry under the right conditions, electrons can be treated like particles bouncing off a wall. If the electrons are contained in a wire and symmetry is broken, the electrons can be preferentially funneled in one direction and blocked in the other, creating an electrical diode.

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J. Custer

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