Abstract
We present an experimental technique for investigating the dynamics of single-electron tunnelling on a sub-nanosecond timescale without using fast gate pulses. We use surface acoustic waves (SAWs) to form dynamic quantum dots in a depleted one-dimensional channel. Each dynamic dot carries a single electron at SAW velocity ∼ 2800 m / s . These dynamic dots are coupled to an open channel through a tunnel barrier for a length of ∼ 1 μ m . This allows each electron to tunnel out for a duration of ∼ 350 ps . This fixed tunnel duration allows us to examine the dynamic nature of electron tunnelling without the need for gate pulses. Oscillations with ∼ 1 % visibility are observed in the tunnel current as a function of gate voltage. We argue that these oscillations cannot be explained in the adiabatic limit, and that dynamic processes must be considered.
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