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Theory of single-electron charging of quantum wells and dots

  • Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • Delft University of Technology

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Abstract

Single-electron charging effects similar to those in small-area metallic tunnel junctions should take place in semiconductor heterostructures, in particular, small-area quantum wells. Our analysis shows that dc current-voltage characteristics of such a well should exhibit an interplay between single-electron charging and energy-quantization effects. Relative magnitude of the single-electron charging effects is determined by the same parameter which scales multielectron charging in the conventional (large-area) quantum wells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6199-6211
Number of pages13
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume44
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

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