Multiple photon assisted tunneling between two coupled quantum dots

被引:20
作者
Fujisawa, T [1 ]
Tarucha, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NTT Corp, Basic Res Labs, Atsugi, Kanagawa 24301, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 6B期
关键词
photon-assisted tunneling; quantum dot; coupled dot; microwave; Coulomb blockade;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.36.4000
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We describe photon-assisted tunneling (PAT) between discrete zero-dimensional (OD) levels in two weakly coupled quantum dots. Resonant tunneling current with multiple (up to three) photon absorption is observed when the two OD levels are separated by a multiple of the microwave photon energy. The PAT current shows a Bessel function dependence on the microwave power, which is in agreement with time-dependent tunneling theory The sharp PAT peaks can be well resolved even when the high microwave power increases electron temperature in the reservoirs.
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页码:4000 / 4003
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