CHARGE FLUCTUATIONS IN SMALL-CAPACITANCE JUNCTIONS

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作者
CLELAND, AN [1 ]
SCHMIDT, JM [1 ]
CLARKE, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,DIV MAT & CHEM SCI,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1565
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The current-voltage characteristics of submicron normal-metal tunnel junctions at millikelvin temperatures are observed to exhibit a sharp Coulomb blockade with high-resistance thin-film leads, but to be heavily smeared for low-resistance leads. As the temperature is lowered, the zero-bias differential resistance tends asymptotically to a limit that is greater for junctions with high-resistance leads. Both observations are explained in terms of a model in which quantum fluctuations in the external circuit enhance the low-temperature tunneling rate. The predictions are in reasonable agreement with the data. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1565 / 1568
页数:4
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