Published February 23, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Negative differential conductance in metallic double quantum dot structures

  • 1. Theoretical Department, Institute of Physics, VAST, PO Box 429 Bo Ho, Hanoi 10000 (Viet Nam)
  • 2. Physics Faculty, Hanoi University of Education, 136 Xuan-Thuy Street, Hanoi (Viet Nam)

Description

We show that negative differential conductance (NDC) can be observed in metallic quantum dot structures. For a simple model at zero temperature we have derived an analytical expression for the current-voltage characteristics and a condition for observing NDC. For devices with gates at finite temperatures, using the Monte Carlo method we have suggested diagrams describing a correlation between the gate capacitance or temperature and the inter-dot coupling in producing (or removing) NDC

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/17/1157/cm5_7_009.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1157-1166
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36035407
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CAPACITANCE; CORRELATIONS; COUPLING; DIAGRAMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; METALS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUANTUM DOTS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES