Is the regime with shot noise suppression by a factor 1/3 achievable in semiconductor devices with mesoscopic dimensions?
arXiv:1303.0015 · doi:10.1142/S0219477512400123
Abstract
We discuss the possibility of diffusive conduction and thus of suppression of shot noise by a factor 1/3 in mesoscopic semiconductor devices with two-dimensional and one-dimensional potential disorder, for which existing experimental results do not provide a conclusive result. On the basis of our numerical analysis, we conclude that it is quite difficult to achieve diffusive transport over a reasonably wide parameter range, unless the device dimensions are increased up to the macroscopic scale. In addition, in the case of one-dimensional disorder, some mechanism capable of mode-mixing has to be present in order to reach or even approach the diffusive regime.
arXiv comment7 pages, 6 figures, published in Fluctuation and Noise Letters
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