| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 68, Number 5, December 2004
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 699 - 705 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2004-10258-6 | |
| Published online | 03 November 2004 | |
Discrete charging of a quantum dot strongly coupled to external leads
1
The Minerva Center, Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
2
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
3
Institut für Theoretische Physik III, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen 35392 Giessen, Germany
Received:
19
May
2004
Accepted:
30
September
2004
We examine a quantum dot with 
levels which is
strongly coupled to leads for varying number of channels N in
the leads. It is shown both analytically and numerically that for
strong couplings between the dot and the leads, at least
bound states (akin to subradiant states in
optics) remain on the dot. These bound states exhibit discrete
charging and, for a significant range of charging energies,
strong Coulomb blockade behavior as a function of the chemical
potential. The physics changes for large charging energy, where
the same (superradiant) state is repeatedly charged.
PACS: 73.23.Hk – Coulomb blockade; single-electron tunneling / 71.15.Dx – Computational methodology (Brillouin zone sampling, iterative diagonalization, pseudopotential construction) / 73.23.-b – Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems
© EDP Sciences, 2004
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