An On-Demand Coherent Single Electron Source

Details An On-Demand Coherent Single Electron Source An On-Demand Coherent Single Electron Source

2007-05-30

arxiv.org/abs/0705.4394v1

Science 316 (2007) 1169

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1126/science.1141243

We report on the electron analog of the single photon gun. On demand single electron injection in a quantum conductor was obtained using a quantum dot connected to the conductor via a tunnel barrier. Electron emission is triggered by application of a potential step which compensates the dot charging energy. Depending on the barrier transparency the quantum emission time ranges from 0.1 to 10 nanoseconds. The single electron source should prove useful for the implementation of quantum bits in ballistic conductors. Additionally periodic sequences of single electron emission and absorption generate a quantized AC-current.

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