OBSERVATION OF MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM TUNNELING THROUGH THE COULOMB ENERGY BARRIER

被引：106

作者：

GEERLIGS, LJ ^{[1
]}

AVERIN, DV ^{[1
]}

MOOIJ, JE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1990年 / 65卷 / 24期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3037

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The conductance of linear arrays of two and three normal-metal small tunnel junctions is studied for bias voltages V below the Coloumb-blockade threshold. At low temperature, we find evidence for macroscopic quantum tunneling of the electric charge (q-MQT) through the Coulomb energy barrier. For double junctions the tunneling rate scales as V3, and approximately as the product of the junction conductances, as predicted by the theory of inelastic q-MQT. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

引用

页码：3037 / 3040

页数：4

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