COULOMB BLOCKADE OSCILLATIONS IN A DOUBLE-DOT SYSTEM

被引:32
作者
GLAZMAN, LI [1 ]
CHANDRASEKHAR, V [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM CORP,DIV RES,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 19卷 / 07期
关键词
METAL-INSULATOR-METAL STRUCTURES; INSULATING THIN FILMS; ELECTRON STATES IN LOW-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES (INC QUANTUM WELLS; SUPERLATTICES; LAYER STRUCTURES AND INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS);
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/19/7/010
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The conductance of two conducting dots coupled by very small capacitances is calculated. It shows remarkable structure as a function of a gate-induced potential V(g). At temperatures just below the Coulomb blockade energy, the conductance is found to oscillate periodically with V(g). As the temperature is reduced, however, the periodic oscillations give way to quasi-random conductance peaks. This behavior is a result of the incommensurate energy scales required to add charges to the two dots.
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页码:623 / 628
页数:6
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