A non-perturbative calculation is performed for Coulomb blockade in a small tunnel junction, by use of the closed-time-path Green's function and Odintsov's polaron formulation. Self consistent forms for the currentvoltage (I-V) characteristics, the damping function, the fluctuation function, and the
Quantum fluctuations and coulomb blockade in small tunnel junctions
β Scribed by Andrew N. Cleland; John M. Schmidt; John Clarke
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 357 KB
- Volume
- 165-166
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
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