On the temperature dependence of ballistic Coulomb drag in nanowires.

We have investigated within Fermi liquid theory the dependence of Coulomb drag current in a passive quantum wire on the applied voltage V across an active wire and on the temperature T for any values of eV/k(B)T. We assume that the bottoms of the 1D minibands in both wires almost coincide with the Fermi level. We conclude that: (1) within a certain temperature interval the drag current can be a descending function of the temperature T; (2) the experimentally observed temperature dependence T(-0.

Dynamical response of nanostructures and Joule heat release.

We consider Joule heat release in a quantum wire joining two classical reservoirs under the action of a nonstationary periodic electric field. The rate of heat generation and its spatial distribution is discussed. The heat is spread over the lengths of electron mean free paths in the reservoirs.

Residual resistance of 2D and 3D structures and Joule heat release.

We consider a residual resistance and Joule heat release in 2D nanostructures as well as in ordinary 3D conductors. We assume that elastic scattering of conduction electrons by lattice defects is predominant. Within a rather intricate situation in such systems we discuss in detail two cases.

Nonlocal dynamical response of a ballistic nanobridge.

The nonlocal dynamical response of a ballistic nanobridge to an applied potential oscillating with frequency ω is considered. It is shown that, in addition to the active conductance, there is also a reactive contribution. This contribution turns out to be inductive for relatively small frequencies ω.

Coulomb drag in a longitudinal magnetic field in quantum wells.

The influence of a longitudinal magnetic field on the Coulomb drag current created in the ballistic transport regime in a quantum well by a ballistic current in a nearby parallel quantum well is investigated. We consider the case where the magnetic field is so strong that the magnetic length a(B) is smaller than the width of the well. Both in the ohmic and non-ohmic case, sharp peaks of the drag current as a function of the gate voltage or chemical potential are predicted.