Abstract

A single-electron tunnelling (SET) device consisting of a double junction and an environmental impedance is considered. Current-voltage characteristics are calculated using a self-consistent treatment of the environmental impedance. It is observed experimentally that Coulomb gaps become wide for large environmental resistances, which is in agreement with the theory. This modulation of the Coulomb gap by the environmental resistance can be a new operation principle of SET devices.

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