Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1996-07-15
Phys. Rev. B 54, 5255 (1996).
Physics
Condensed Matter
11 pages, 3 PostScript figures. To appear in Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Comm.)
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.54.R5255
We report a numerical study of transport properties of a quantum dot with superconducting leads. We introduce a general phenomenological model of quantum dot transport, in which electron tunnel rates are computed within the Fermi's Golden Rule approach. The low temperature current-voltage (I-V) characteristics are in qualitative agreement with experimental observations of Ralph et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett., 74, 3241 (1995)]. At higher temperatures, our results reveal new effects due to the thermal excitation of quasiparticles in the leads as well as the thermal population of excited quantum levels in the dot. We also study the photon-assisted tunneling phenomena in our system and point out its potential for millimeter wave applications.
Orlando Terry P.
Whan C. B.
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