Computer Simulations of Electron Transport through a Nanowire Quantum Dot

• Authors: D. Łapa , A. Sowa , J. Adamowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Electron tunneling through a quantum dot embedded in a nanowire was studied by the transfer matrix method. A smoothness of the interfaces was taken into account using the analytical parametrization of the potential profile. We calculated the current-voltage characteristics and discussed the effect of the spacer, which separates the quantum dot from the contacts. We found that the tunneling current peak possesses the asymmetric Fano resonance shape in the absence of spacer. The results of calculations agree with the experimental data.

Keywords

EN

73.63.Nm

Discipline

• 73.63.Nm: Quantum wires

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 114
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1213-1218

Dates

published

2008-11

received

2008-06-07

Contributors

author

D. Łapa

• Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

author

A. Sowa

• Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

author

J. Adamowski

• Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.114.1213