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Resonant escape over an oscillating barrier in single-electron ratchet transfer

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-05-18 v1

Abstract

Single-electron escape from a metastable state over an oscillating barrier is experimentally investigated in silicon-based ratchet transfer. When the barrier is oscillating on a time scale characteristic of the single-electron escape, synchronization occurs between the deterministic barrier modulation and the stochastic escape events. The average escape time as a function of its oscillation frequency exhibits a minimum providing a primary signature for resonant activation of single electrons.

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@article{arxiv.1002.2422,
  title  = {Resonant escape over an oscillating barrier in single-electron ratchet transfer},
  author = {Satoru Miyamoto and Katsuhiko Nishiguchi and Yukinori Ono and Kohei M. Itoh and Akira Fujiwara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2422},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 5 figures