Electron Waiting Times in Non-Markovian Quantum Transport
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2013-03-18 v1
Abstract
We formulate a quantum theory of electron waiting time distributions for charge transport in nano-structures described by non-Markovian generalized master equations. We illustrate our method by calculating the waiting time distribution of electron transport through a dissipative double quantum dot, where memory effects are present due to a strongly coupled heat bath. We consider the influence of non-Markovian dephasing on the distribution of electron waiting times and discuss how spectral properties of the heat bath may be detected through measurements of the electron waiting time.
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@article{arxiv.1211.4995,
title = {Electron Waiting Times in Non-Markovian Quantum Transport},
author = {Konrad H. Thomas and Christian Flindt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.4995},
year = {2013}
}
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4+ pages, 3 figures