1998•Physical Review LettersRequires access

How Is the Coulomb Blockade Suppressed in High-Conductance Tunnel Junctions?

P. Joyez, D. Estève, Michel Devoret

Abstract

We present a theory of the Coulomb blockade for a tunnel junction, with arbitrarily large tunnel conductance but with small channel transmissions, placed in a general electromagnetic environment containing no island. Our model, based on a self-consistent calculation of the complex admittance of the junction, predicts that high tunnel conductances wash out the Coulomb blockade and restore Ohmic behavior. We find quantitative agreement between predictions and measurements of the dc conductance of small metallic tunnel junctions in series with a resistor.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 58 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Key concepts: Coulomb blockade, Conductance, Tunnel junction, Resistor, Ohmic contact, Condensed matter physics, Coulomb, Admittance