MAGNETO-TRANSPORT IN OPEN QUANTUM DOT ARRAYS AT THE TRANSITION FROM LOW TO HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS: REGULARITY AND CHAOS

摘要

The mixed phase space in an open quantum dot array with a soft confining potential is studied in low and high magnetic fields. Chaos occurs due to the perturbations by the constrictions connecting the dots of the array. Regular orbits and the areas of Kalmogorov-Arnold-Moser islands in phase space become increasingly dominating with increasing magnetic field. The correspondence to the high-field quantum-mechanical picture in a 2D electron system with boundaries is discussed.