Theory of single-electron charging of quantum wells and dots
- 15 September 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 44 (12), 6199-6211
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.44.6199
Abstract
Single-electron charging effects similar to those in small-area metallic tunnel junctions should take place in semiconductor heterostructures, in particular, small-area quantum wells. Our analysis shows that dc current-voltage characteristics of such a well should exhibit an interplay between single-electron charging and energy-quantization effects. Relative magnitude of the single-electron charging effects is determined by the same parameter which scales multielectron charging in the conventional (large-area) quantum wells.Keywords
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