Negative Differential Resistance on Electron Transport through Ultrasmall Particles
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 34 (12B) , L1659
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.34.l1659
Abstract
We present a theoretical study on a new one-dimensional array of normal tunnel junctions which produces a negative differential resistance. The junctions are composed of ultrasmall particles, and one of them goes in the direction opposite that of the external electric field. We show dc current-voltage characteristics for this system in terms of a basic single-electron tunneling model. In this system, negative resistance arises due to single-electron tunneling behavior.Keywords
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