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Coulomb blockade: a standalone construct

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Condensed matter physics

the suppression of current through a tiny conducting island because adding one more electron costs more charging energy than is available.

In condensed matter physics, Coulomb blockade refers to the suppression of current through a tiny conducting island because adding one more electron costs more charging energy than is available. This meaning comes from Fulton (1987) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Fulton, T. A., & Dolan, G. J. (1987). Observation of single-electron charging effects in small tunnel junctions. Physical Review Letters, 59(1), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.109

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