title: Charge-density-wave current conversion in submicron NbSe3 wires
abstract: We have studied the charge-density-wave (CDW) current conversion process in NbSe3 wire structures of mesoscopic dimensions. A significant reduction of the phase-slip voltage associated with this conversion is observed if the spacing between current contacts is smaller than a few &mgr;m. This reduction cannot be explained with existing models of CDW current conversion. We suggest that single phase-slip events play a central role in micron-sized systems. The removal and addition of wave fronts may then become correlated in time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics and DIMES, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Mantel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chalin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.lastname: van Der Zant HS
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Latyshev
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pannetier
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monceau