Distribution of current fluctuations in a bistable conductor

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关键词: DYNAMICAL ENSEMBLES;    STATISTICS;    THERMODYNAMICS;    INFORMATION;    TRANSPORT;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.94.241407

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

We measure the full distribution of current fluctuations in a single-electron transistor with a controllable bistability. The conductance switches randomly between two levels due to the tunneling of single electrons in a separate single-electron box. The electrical fluctuations are detected over a wide range of time scales and excellent agreement with theoretical predictions is found. For long integration times, the distribution of the time-averaged current obeys the large-deviation principle. We formulate and verify a fluctuation relation for the bistable region of the current distribution.

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