Current-voltage spectroscopy of the subband structure of strongly pinched-off quantum point contacts
We demonstrate current-voltage spectroscopy of the one-dimensional subband structure of pinched-off quantum point contacts (QPCs). This technique yields the full subband structure and effective barrier of the QPC, without the need to perform an undesirable average over a range of gate voltage. Our m...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 2009-12, Vol.95 (23), p.233115-233115-3 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We demonstrate current-voltage spectroscopy of the one-dimensional subband structure of pinched-off quantum point contacts (QPCs). This technique yields the full subband structure and effective barrier of the QPC, without the need to perform an undesirable average over a range of gate voltage. Our measurements reveal strong asymmetry in the potential drop across the QPC, and a significantly enhanced subband spacing, in the pinch-off regime. |
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ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.3272677 |