ANALYTIC SOLUTION FOR THE CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTIC OF 2-MESOSCOPIC TUNNEL-JUNCTIONS COUPLED IN SERIES

被引:235
作者
AMMAN, M
WILKINS, R
BENJACOB, E
MAKER, PD
JAKLEVIC, RC
机构
[1] TEL AVIV UNIV,RAYMOND & BEVERLY SACKLER FAC EXACT SCI,SCH PHYS & ASTRON,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL
[2] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,CTR SPACE MICROELECTR TECHNOL,PASADENA,CA 91109
[3] FORD MOTOR CO,SCI RES LAB,DEARBORN,MI 48121
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.1146
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We present a theoretical analysis for a system composed of two mesoscopic tunnel junctions coupled in series. We show that the current-voltage characteristic for this system can be obtained analytically. The usefulness of the model is demonstrated through the fit of experimental data acquired with a cryogenic (4.2 K) scanning tunneling microscope. A simple extension of the model predicts additional structure in the system characteristics when discrete middle electrode states are present.
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页码:1146 / 1149
页数:4
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