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Quantum-mechanical calculations of the conductance for model devices, consisting of dual semi-infinite quantum wires connected in series by a cavity, are carried out with use of the coupled-mode transfer method and mode matching technique. The effects of the mode-mode coupling and geometry-induced scattering on the quantum conductance are in detail studied by varying the geometric structure of the cavity. There are no traces of quantization conductance. The pattern of the conductance displays many peaks and dips. The threshold energy of the first onset of the conductance is lower than the normal value for opening the propagation channel of the lowest subband in the quantum wire. The overall character of the conductance exhibits heavy fluctuations around the classical conductance for the relevant point contact. The fluctuation amplitude is of order of 2e 2/h, similar to universal conductance fluctuations. The oscillatory structure becomes rich and dense as the scale of the cavity increases. There is a global trend for the conductance to rise as the cavity is compressed. The structures of resonant peaks and antiresonance dips in the conductance are originated from the mode coupling among the subbands in the cavity and quantum wires. The heavy conductance fluctuation may be caused by the quantum interference of the electron waves due to the multiple scattering (reflections) of electrons by the cavity boundaries.
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Yuan, Sq., Gu, By. Characteristics of quantum conductance in a quasi-one-dimension quantum wire containing cavity structures. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 92, 47–53 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01309166
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