The role of energy correlations on Coulomb suppression in ballistic conductors contacted to degenerate reservoirs

Coulomb suppression of shot noise in a ballistic diode connected to degenerate ideal contacts is analyzed in terms of the correlations taking place between current fluctuations due to carriers injected with different energies. By using Monte Carlo simulations we show that at low frequencies the orig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: González, T., Mateos López, Javier, Pardo, D., Gomila Lluch, Gabriel, Cantalapiedra, I. R., Reggiani, L. (Lino), 1941-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/10622
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/10622
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física de l'estat sòlid
Electrònica quàntica
Solid state physics
Quantum electronics
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Sumario:Coulomb suppression of shot noise in a ballistic diode connected to degenerate ideal contacts is analyzed in terms of the correlations taking place between current fluctuations due to carriers injected with different energies. By using Monte Carlo simulations we show that at low frequencies the origin of Coulomb suppression can be traced back to the negative correlations existing between electrons injected with an energy close to that of the potential barrier present in the diode active region and all other carriers injected with higher energies. Correlations between electrons with energy above the potential barrier with the rest of electrons are found to influence significantly the spectra at high frequency in the cutoff region.