Kondo force in shuttling devices: Dynamical probe for a kondo cloud

M. N. Kiselev, K. A. Kikoin, L. Y. Gorelik, R. I. Shekhter

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Abstract

We consider the electromechanical properties of a single-electronic device consisting of a movable quantum dot attached to a vibrating cantilever, forming a tunnel contact with a nonmovable source electrode. We show that the resonance Kondo tunneling of electrons amplifies exponentially the strength of nanoelectromechanical (NEM) coupling in such a device and make the latter insensitive to mesoscopic fluctuations of electronic levels in a nanodot. It is also shown that the study of a Kondo-NEM phenomenon provides additional (as compared with standard conductance measurements in a nonmechanical device) information on retardation effects in the formation of a many-particle cloud accompanying the Kondo tunneling. A possibility for superhigh tunability of mechanical dissipation as well as supersensitive detection of mechanical displacement is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Article number066804
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume110
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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