Observation of single-electron charging effects in small tunnel junctions
- 6 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 59 (1), 109-112
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.109
Abstract
Unusual structure and large electric-field–induced oscillations have been observed in the current-voltage curves of small-area tunnel junctions arranged in a low-capacitance (≲1 fF) multiple-junction configuration. This behavior arises from the tunneling of individual electrons charging and discharging the capacitance. The observations are in accord with what would be expected from a simple model of the charging energies and voltage fluctuations of e/C associated with such effects.Keywords
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