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

Abstract

We investigate the effect of electron-phonon inelastic scattering on shot noise in nanoscale junctions in the regime of quasi-ballistic transport. We predict that when the local temperature of the junction is larger than its lowest vibrational mode energy $e{V}_c$, 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. A measurement of shot noise may thus provide information about the local temperature and heat dissipation in nanoscale conductors.

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