2015/06/09 by Patrick P. Hofer, David Dasenbrook, Christian Flindt
Engineering · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design #Capacitor #Computational physics #Computer science #Computer security #Distribution (mathematics) #Electron #Floquet theory #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Mesoscopic physics #Network packet #Physics #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Quantum mechanics #Scattering #Semiconductor materials and devices #Statistical physics #Wave packet #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physe.2015.08.034
published as Physica E 82, 3 (2016) · 11 pages, 7 figures, invited contribution to special issue in Physica E on "Frontiers in quantum electronic transport - in memory of Markus Büttiker"
arxiv created 2015/06/09 · openalex publication_date 2015/08/22 · arxiv updated 2016/06/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We evaluate the distribution of waiting times between electrons emitted by a driven mesoscopic capacitor. Based on a wave packet approach we obtain analytic expressions for the electronic waiting time distribution and the joint distribution of subsequent waiting times. These semi-classical results are compared to a full quantum treatment based on Floquet scattering theory and good agreement is found in the appropriate parameter ranges. Our results provide an intuitive picture of the electronic emissions from the driven mesoscopic capacitor and may be tested in future experiments.