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Geißler, Stefan ; Pfaller, Sebastian ; Utz, Martin ; Bougeard, Dominique ; Donarini, Andrea ; Grifoni, Milena ; Weiss, Dieter

Double-island Coulomb blockade in (Ga,Mn)As nanoconstrictions

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Geißler, Stefan, Pfaller, Sebastian, Utz, Martin, Bougeard, Dominique, Donarini, Andrea, Grifoni, Milena and Weiss, Dieter (2015) Double-island Coulomb blockade in (Ga,Mn)As nanoconstrictions. Phys. Rev. B 91, p. 195432.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.31882


Abstract

We report on a systematic study of the Coulomb-blockade effects in nanofabricated narrow constrictions in thin (Ga,Mn)As films. Different low-temperature transport regimes have been observed for decreasing constriction sizes: the Ohmic, the single-electron tunneling (SET), and a completely insulating regime. In the SET, complex stability diagrams with nested Coulomb diamonds and anomalous ...

We report on a systematic study of the Coulomb-blockade effects in nanofabricated narrow constrictions in thin (Ga,Mn)As films. Different low-temperature transport regimes have been observed for decreasing constriction sizes: the Ohmic, the single-electron tunneling (SET), and a completely insulating regime. In the SET, complex stability diagrams with nested Coulomb diamonds and anomalous conductance suppression in the vicinity of charge degeneracy points have been observed. We rationalize these observations in the SET with a double ferromagnetic island model coupled to ferromagnetic leads. Its transport characteristics are analyzed in terms of a modified orthodox theory of Coulomb blockade which takes into account the energy dependence of the density of states in the metallic islands.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhys. Rev. B
PublisherAmerican Physical Society
Volume91
Page Rangep. 195432
Date22 May 2015
Date of publication29 May 2015 13:54
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Grifoni > Group Milena Grifoni
Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Huber > Group Dominique Bougeard
Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Dieter Weiss
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10.1103/PhysRevB.91.195432DOI
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-318822
Item ID31882

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