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A closer look at charge drag

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The observation that charges flowing through one quantum wire can drag charges in a second, unconnected wire either forwards or backwards requires a re-interpretation of Coulomb drag.

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Figure 1: Coulomb drag at the nanoscale.

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  1. Markus Büttiker is in the Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland,

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  2. Rafael Sánchez is in the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain,

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Büttiker, M., Sánchez, R. A closer look at charge drag. Nature Nanotech 6, 757–758 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.197

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