Macroscopic quantum tunneling of the electric charge in small tunnel junctions

D. V. Averin; A. A. Odintsov

doi:10.1016/0375-9601(89)90934-1

Macroscopic quantum tunneling of the electric charge in small tunnel junctions

D. V. Averin
, A. A. Odintsov

Physics and Astronomy

Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Abstract

It is shown that the dynamics of a tunnel junction with small capacitance and conductance biased by a voltage smaller than the Coulomb blockade threshold can be adequately described in terms of the macroscopic quantum tunneling of the electric range (q-MQT). The q-MQT rate is calculated for a single junction and for several multi-junction systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-257
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	140
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(89)90934-1
State	Published - Sep 25 1989

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