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PUBLICATIONS

Quantum Fluctuations and the Single Junction Coulomb Blockade

Published

Author(s)

S Girvin, L Glazman, M Jonson, David R. Penn, Mark D. Stiles

Abstract

We investigate the effect of quantum flucuations on the Coulomb blockade in a single tunnel junction coupled to its environment by a transmission line of arbitrary impedance Z (ω). The quantized oscillating modes of the transmission line are suddenly displaced when an electron tunnels through the junction. For small Z (relative to the quantum of resistance), a weak power-law sero-bias anomaly occurs associted with the infrared-divergent shakeup of low-frequency transmission-line modes. For large Z, the full blockade is recovered. Comparison with recent experiments is made.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
64
Issue
26
Pub Type
Journals
Semiconductors and Nanoelectronics

Citation

Girvin, S. , Glazman, L. , Jonson, M. , Penn, D. and Stiles, M. (1990), Quantum Fluctuations and the Single Junction Coulomb Blockade, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created December 31, 1989, Updated October 12, 2021
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