Sub-Poissonian shot noise in graphene

We calculate the mode-dependent transmission probability of massless Dirac fermions through an ideal strip of graphene (length L, width W, no impurities or defects) to obtain the conductance and shot noise as a function of Fermi energy. We find that the minimum conductivity of order e2/h at the Dirac point (when the electron and hole excitations are degenerate) is associated with a maximum of the Fano factor (the ratio of noise power and mean current). For short and wide graphene strips the Fano factor at the Dirac point equals 1/3, 3 times smaller than for a Poisson process. This is the same value as for a disordered metal, which is remarkable since the classical dynamics of the Dirac fermions is ballistic.     

铁磁-绝缘层-铁磁-d波超导结中的量子干涉效应对微分电导与散粒噪声的影响

通过求解BogoliubovedeGennes(BdG)方程,利用推广的BlonderTinkhamKlapwijk(BTK)理论,计算铁磁绝缘层铁磁d波超导结中的微分电导、平均电流和散粒噪声功率.研究表明,系统的微分电导和散粒噪声与平均电流的比值都随中间铁磁层厚度作周期性振荡,振荡的幅度随绝缘层势垒增高而变大,随铁磁层中磁交换劈裂的增强而变小. 关键词： 微分电导 散粒噪声 磁交换劈裂     

Electronic shot noise in fractal conductors

By solving a master equation in the Sierpiński lattice and in a planar random-resistor network, we determine the scaling with size L of the shot noise power P due to elastic scattering in a fractal conductor. We find a power-law scaling P proportional, variantL;{d_{f}-2-alpha}, with an exponent depending on the fractal dimension d_{f} and the anomalous diffusion exponent alpha. This is the same scaling as the time-averaged current I[over ], which implies that the Fano factor F=P/2eI[over ] is scale-independent. We obtain a value of F=1/3 for anomalous diffusion that is the same as for normal diffusion, even if there is no smallest length scale below which the normal diffusion equation holds. The fact that F remains fixed at 1/3 as one crosses the percolation threshold in a random-resistor network may explain recent measurements of a doping-independent Fano factor in a graphene flake.     

Coupling strength effect on shot noise in boron devices

The shot noise properties in boron devices are investigated with a tight-binding model and the non-equilibrium Green’s function.It is found that the shot noise and Fano factors can be tuned by changing the structures,the size,and the coupling strength.The shot noise is suppressed momentarily as we switch on the bias voltage,and the electron correlation is significant.The Fano factors are more sensitive to the ribbon width than to the ribbon length in the full coupling context.In the weak-coupling context,the Fano factors are almost invariant with the increase of length and width over a wide bias range.     

准弹道输运纳米MOSFET散粒噪声的抑制研究

目前研究准弹道输运纳米MOSFET散粒噪声的抑制时, 采取了完全不考虑其抑制, 或只强调抑制的存在而并未给出抑制公式的方式进行研究. 本文基于Navid模型推导了准弹道输运纳米MOSFET散粒噪声, 并得到了其在费米作用、库仑作用和二者共同作用三种情形下的抑制因子. 在此基础上, 对各抑制因子随源漏电压、栅极电压、温度及源漏掺杂浓度的变化特性进行了研究. 两者共同作用的抑制因子随源漏电压和栅极电压变化特性与文献中给出的实验结论相符合, 从而对实验上得到两者共同作用下的抑制因子随源漏电压和栅极电压的变化特性给出了理论解释.     

Multiple-charge-quanta shot noise in superconducting atomic contacts

We have measured shot noise in aluminum atomic point contacts containing a small number of conduction channels of known transmissions. In the normal state, we find that the noise power is reduced from its Poissonian value and reaches the partition limit, as calculated from the transmissions. In the superconducting state, the noise reveals the large effective charge associated with each elementary transfer process, in excellent agreement with the predictions of the quantum theory of multiple Andreev reflections.     

Asymmetric quantum shot noise in quantum dots

We analyze the frequency-dependent noise of a current through a quantum dot which is coupled to Fermi leads and which is in the Coulomb blockade regime. We show that the asymmetric shot noise, as a function of detection frequency, shows steps and becomes super-Poissonian. This provides experimental access to the quantum fluctuations of the current. We present an exact calculation of the noise for a single dot level and a perturbative evaluation of the noise in Born approximation (sequential tunneling regime but without Markov approximation) for the general case of many levels with charging interaction.     

Fractional shot noise in the kondo regime

Transport through quantum dots in the Kondo regime obeys an effective low-temperature theory in terms of weakly interacting quasiparticles. Despite the weakness of the interaction, we find that the backscattering current and hence the shot noise are dominated by two-quasiparticle scattering. We show that the simultaneous presence of one- and two-quasiparticle scattering results in a universal average charge 5/3e as measured by shot-noise experiments. An experimental verification of our prediction would constitute a most stringent test of the low-energy theory of the Kondo effect.     

Spin-torque shot noise in magnetic tunnel junctions

A spin polarized current may transfer angular momentum to a ferromagnet, resulting in a spin-torque phenomenon. At the same time the shot noise, associated with the current, leads to a nonequilibrium stochastic force acting on the ferromagnet. We derive a stochastic version of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for a magnetization of a "free" ferromagnetic layer in contact with a "fixed" ferromagnet. We solve the corresponding Fokker-Planck equation and show that the nonequilibrium noise yields to a nonmonotonic dependence of the precession spectrum linewidth on the current.     

Effect of electron-phonon scattering on shot noise in nanoscale junctions

We investigate the effect of electron-phonon inelastic scattering on shot noise in nanoscale junctions in the regime of quasiballistic transport. We predict that when the local thermal energy of the junction is larger than its lowest vibrational mode energy eV(c), the inelastic contribution to shot noise (conductance) increases (decreases) with bias as V (sqrt[V]). The corresponding Fano factor thus increases as sqrt[V]. We also show that the inelastic contribution to the Fano factor saturates with increasing thermal current exchanged between the junction and the bulk electrodes to a value which, for V > V(c), is independent of bias. These predictions can be readily tested experimentally.     

Uniform plasma model of shot noise in gyroklystrons

Theoretical estimates of electron cyclotron shot noise in gyroklystrons have recently been confirmed at low currents. However at high beam current, the noise temperature is always reduced. We examine the effect of transverse collective effects on the shot noise. There are two collective effects; shielding, which reduces the noise; and instability, which increases it. It is shown that the effect of transverse shielding is negligible unless the gyrotron beam is extremely cold. Regarding instability, if the bare shot noise amplitude is denoted Ξ, then the shot noise, including the effect of instability, can be expressed as Ξ(1+A exp Γ), where Γ is the integrated growth. The effect of instability is then measured by two parameters, Γ and A. For a cold gyrotron beam, A is about 0.3, meaning about 10 dB of power growth is needed for the instability to manifest itself. Thermal effects both reduce A and Γ. For realistic gyrotron beams, about 20-25 dB of power e folds would be necessary for instability to manifest itself. To summarize, the theory developed explains the absence of instability in the measurements, but indicates that phenomena other than transverse shielding are responsible for the noise reduction     

Drastic reduction of shot noise in semiconductor superlattices

We have found experimentally that the shot noise of the tunneling current I through an undoped semiconductor superlattice is reduced with respect to the Poissonian noise value 2eI, and that the noise approaches 1/3 of that value in superlattices whose quantum wells are strongly coupled. On the other hand, when the coupling is weak or when a strong electric field is applied to the superlattice, the noise becomes Poissonian. Although our results are qualitatively consistent with existing theories for one-dimensional multibarrier structures, the theories cannot account for the dependence of the noise on superlattice parameters that we have observed.     

Detection of vibration-mode scattering in electronic shot noise

We present shot noise measurements on Au nanowires showing very pronounced vibration-mode features. In accordance to recent theoretical predictions the sign of the inelastic signal, i.e., the signal due to vibration excitations, depends on the transmission probability becoming negative below a certain transmission value. We argue that the negative contribution to noise arises from coherent two-electron processes mediated by electron-phonon scattering and the Pauli exclusion principle. These signals can provide unique information on the local phonon population and lattice temperature of the nanoscale system.     

Quantum shot noise of conductors and general noise measurement methods

We review the quantum noise properties of phase coherent conductors, in particular the spectacular noise suppression associated with conductance quantization. We describe general techniques used to measure the tiny quantum shot noise current fluctuations at sub-kelvin temperature for low and high frequency.     

Finite-size effect in shot noise in hopping conduction

We study a current shot noise in a macroscopic insulator based on a two-dimensional electron system in GaAs in a variable range hopping (VRH) regime. At low temperature and in a sufficiently depleted sample a shot noise close to a full Poissonian value is measured. This suggests an observation of a finite-size effect in shot noise in the VRH conduction and demonstrates a possibility of accurate quasiparticle charge measurements in the insulating regime.     

The maximal process of nonlinear shot noise

In the nonlinear shot noise system-model shots’ statistics are governed by general Poisson processes, and shots’ decay-dynamics are governed by general nonlinear differential equations. In this research we consider a nonlinear shot noise system and explore the process tracking, along time, the system’s maximal shot magnitude. This ‘maximal process’ is a stationary Markov process following a decay-surge evolution; it is highly robust, and it is capable of displaying both a wide spectrum of statistical behaviors and a rich variety of random decay-surge sample-path trajectories. A comprehensive analysis of the maximal process is conducted, including its Markovian structure, its decay-surge structure, and its correlation structure. All results are obtained analytically and in closed-form.