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Single-Electron Transistor

by K33P4D on 9/4/23, 5:28 PM with 1 comments

  • by K33P4D on 9/4/23, 5:28 PM

    A single-electron transistor (SET) is a sensitive electronic device based on the Coulomb blockade effect. In this device the electrons flow through a tunnel junction between source/drain to a quantum dot (conductive island). Moreover, the electrical potential of the island can be tuned by a third electrode, known as the gate, which is capacitively coupled to the island. The conductive island is sandwiched between two tunnel junctions modeled by capacitors.