Zero-bias anomalies and boson-assisted tunneling through quantum dots

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作者
Konig, J [1 ]
Schoeller, H [1 ]
Schon, G [1 ]
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[1] SIMON FRASER UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BURNABY,BC V5A 1S6,CANADA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1715
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We study resonant tunneling through a quantum dot with one degenerate level in the presence of strong Coulomb repulsion and a bosonic environment. Using a real-time diagrammatic formulation we calculate the spectral density and the nonlinear current. The former shows a multiplet of Kondo peaks split by the transport voltage and boson frequencies. This leads to zero-bias anomalies in the differential conductance, which shows a local maximum or minimum depending on the level position. We compare with recent experiments.
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页码:1715 / 1718
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