Elastic Co--Tunneling in a 1D Quantum Hole Approach

TL;DR

This paper investigates how phase variations in tunneling matrix elements affect elastic co-tunneling rates in ultrasmall double junctions using a quantum-hole model, with results compared to experiments.

Contribution

It introduces a quantum-hole approach to analyze phase effects on elastic co-tunneling in double junctions, providing new insights into tunneling phenomena.

Findings

Phase of tunneling matrix elements significantly influences co-tunneling rates.

Theoretical results align well with experimental data.

Quantum-hole approach offers a novel perspective on tunneling processes.

Abstract

The influence of the phases of tunneling matrix elements on the rate of the elastic co--tunneling at an ultrasmall normal--conducting double--junction is studied in a simple quantum--hole approach at zero temperature. The results are compared with experimental data.