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Five-terminal quantized transconductance originating from symmetric quantum fluctuations
Phys. Rev. B 114, L231113 – Published 26 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/cbt5-xjgb
Abstract
We consider the renormalization of transport in a quantum contact by the external electromagnetic environment and show that weak quantum fluctuations from a symmetric environment can lead to a quantized transconductance in five-terminal contacts. This mechanism does not work for fewer terminals. We present an implementation of the environment and investigate several example quantum contacts where the quantization takes place.
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