Abstract
AbstractWe discuss the possibility to generate in Coulomb‐blockade systems steady states that violate detailed balance. This includes both voltage biased and non‐biased scenarios. The violation of detailed balance yields that the charge‐transfer statistics for electrons tunneling into an island experiencing strong Coulomb interaction is different from the statistics for tunneling out. This can be experimentally tested by time‐resolved measurement of the island's charge state. We demonstrate this claim for two model systems.
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