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Quantum Fluctuations and the Single Junction Coulomb Blockade

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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

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 April 6, 2025)

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Created December 31, 1989, Updated October 12, 2021