Eur. Phys. J. B 30, 5-8 (2002)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2002-00335-2

Coherent transport in disordered metals: zero dimensional limit

¹ Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
² NEST-INFM e Dipartimento di Fisica, “E. Amaldi", Università di Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy

Corresponding author: ^a raimondi@fis.uniroma3.it

Received: 2 September 2002
Published online: 29 October 2002

Abstract

We consider non-equilibrium transport in disordered conductors. We calculate the interaction correction to the current for a short wire connected to electron reservoirs by resistive interfaces. In the absence of charging effects we find a universal current-voltage-characteristics. The relevance of our calculation for existing experiments is discussed as well as the connection with alternative theoretical approaches.