Analytic solution for the current-voltage characteristic of two mesoscopic tunnel junctions coupled in series
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 43 (1) , 1146-1149
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.43.1146
Abstract
We present a theoretical analysis for a system composed of two mesoscopic tunnel junctions coupled in series. We show that the current-voltage characteristic for this system can be obtained analytically. The usefulness of the model is demonstrated through the fit of experimental data acquired with a cryogenic (4.2 K) scanning tunneling microscope. A simple extension of the model predicts additional structure in the system characteristics when discrete middle electrode states are present.Keywords
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