Cotunneling effects in GaAs vertical double quantum dots
A. O. Badrutdinov+*, S. M. Huang*, K. Kono*, K. Ono*, D. A. Tayurskii+
+Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
*Low Temperature Physics Laboratory, Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako, Japan
Abstract
We report observation of Coulomb blockade lifting in GaAs
vertical double quantum dot caused by cotunneling processes. One
characteristic feature of investigated sample is relatively low potential
barriers between dots and reservoirs, which makes cotunneling processes
favorable. The measurement of current through the sample under variable bias
and gate voltages was carried out at temperature of dilution refrigerator 10
mK. Several distinct features, specific to double dot, were observed and
appropriate explanation for them was given.