HEATING EFFECTS AND COULOMB BLOCKADE IN SMALL TUNNEL-JUNCTIONS

被引:9
作者
GARCIA, N [1 ]
GUINEA, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,HARRISON M RANDALL LAB PHYS,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.571
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Dissipation of energy is enhanced in devices which exhibit Coulomb blockade effects. Increased electron-electron interactions imply that the energy that one electron loses when moving around a circuit, eV, is mostly dissipated in the region where Coulomb effects are important. We discuss the implications of these processes for superconducting devices, where the effective temperature at a given junction can be significantly higher than that in the rest of the system.
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页码:571 / 574
页数:4
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