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Tunneling resonances in quantum dots: Coulomb interaction modifies the width

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2012-07-25 v1

Abstract

Single-electron tunneling through a zero-dimensional state in an asymmetric double-barrier resonant-tunneling structure is studied. The broadening of steps in the II--VV characteristics is found to strongly depend on the polarity of the applied bias voltage. Based on a qualitative picture for the finite-life-time broadening of the quantum dot states and a quantitative comparison of the experimental data with a non-equilibrium transport theory, we identify this polarity dependence as a clear signature of Coulomb interaction.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0506505,
  title  = {Tunneling resonances in quantum dots: Coulomb interaction modifies the width},
  author = {J. Könemann and B. Kubala and J. König and R. J. Haug},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0506505},
  year   = {2012}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures

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