Coulomb blockade without tunnel junctions

Authors
Citation
Yv. Nazarov, Coulomb blockade without tunnel junctions, J KOR PHYS, 34, 1999, pp. S161-S164
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
ISSN journal
03744884 → ACNP
Volume
34
Year of publication
1999
Supplement
S
Pages
S161 - S164
Database
ISI
SICI code
0374-4884(199905)34:<S161:CBWTJ>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Tunnel junctions are not needed to provide single electron effects in a met allic island. Eventually the tunnel junction may be replaced by an arbitrar y scatterer. To formulate this in exact terms, we derive and analyze the ef fective action that describes an arbitrary scatterer. It is important that even a diffusive scatterer provides a sufficient isolation for single elect ron effects to persist. We also consider the fluctuations of the effective charging energy.