Thermal Crossover between Ultrasmall Double and Single Junction

1997/07/18 by Heinz-Olaf Müller, Müller, Heinz-Olaf
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Surface and Thin Film Phenomena #cond-mat.mes-hall

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9707197

4 pages + 2 figures, LaTeX, using revtex.sty, epsf.sty, and multicol.sty

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Abstract

The crossover from double-junction behavior to single-junction behavior of ultrasmall tunnel junctions is studied theoretically in a scanning-tunneling microscope setup. The independently variable tip temperature of the microscope is used to monitor the transition between both regimes.

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