Shot noise by quantum scattering in chaotic cavities

We have experimentally studied shot noise of chaotic cavities defined by two quantum point contacts in series. The cavity noise is determined as (1/4)2e/I/ in agreement with theory and can be well distinguished from other contributions to noise generated at the contacts. Subsequently, we have found...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2001-03, Vol.86 (10), p.2114-2117
Hauptverfasser: Oberholzer, S, Sukhorukov, E V, Strunk, C, Schönenberger, C, Heinzel, T, Holland, M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We have experimentally studied shot noise of chaotic cavities defined by two quantum point contacts in series. The cavity noise is determined as (1/4)2e/I/ in agreement with theory and can be well distinguished from other contributions to noise generated at the contacts. Subsequently, we have found that cavity noise decreases if one of the contacts is further opened and reaches nearly zero for a highly asymmetric cavity. Heating inside the cavity due to electron-electron interaction can slightly enhance the noise of large cavities and is also discussed quantitatively.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2114