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Thermal Enhancement of Interference Effects in Quantum Point Contacts Adel Abbout, Gabriel Lemarié and Jean-Louis Pichard Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 156810 (2011) IRAMIS/SPEC CEA Saclay Service de Physique de l’Etat Condensé, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette cedex, France Electron Interferometer formed with a quantum point contact and another scatterer in a 2DEG Interferences in one dimension 1d model with 2 scatterers Scatterers with a weakly energy dependent transmission L Interferences with a resonance L 2d model:Resonant Level Model for a quantum point contact From the RLM model towards realistic contacts RLM model QPCs in a 2DEG SGM imaging  Conductance of the QPC as a function of the tip position (Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, Grenoble,…)Topinka et al., Physics Today (Dec. 2003) Dg falls off with distance r from the QPC, exhibiting fringes spaced by lF/2 2DEG , QPC AFM cantilever The charged tip creates a depletion region inside the 2deg which can be scanned around the nanostructure (qpc) QPC Model used in the numerical studyLong and smooth adiabatic contact Sharp opening of the conduction channels + TIP (Square Lattice at low filling, t=1, EF=0.1) QPC biased at the beginning of the first plateau(Tip: V=1) T=0 T = 0.01 EF QPC biased at the beginning of the second plateau(Tip: V=-2) T=0 T =0.035 EF Resonant Level Model2 semi-infinite square lattices with a tip (potential v) on the right side coupled via a site of energy V0 and coupling terms -tc Self-energies describing the coupling to leads expressed in terms of surface elements of the lead GFsMethod of the mirror images for the lead GFs. Dyson equation for the tip Transmission without tip ~ Lorentzian of width Transmission with tip (Generalized Fisher-Lee formula) Narrow resonance: Expansion of the transmission T(E) when is small Out of resonance: T0 1, 1/x Linear terms At resonance: T0=1; S0=0 1/x2