Photon-assisted stochastic resonance in nanojunctions
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| author | Ridley, Michael Bellassai, Leo Moskalets, Michael Kantorovich, Lev Tuovinen, Riku |
| author_facet | Ridley, Michael Bellassai, Leo Moskalets, Michael Kantorovich, Lev Tuovinen, Riku |
| contents | We study stochastic resonance in molecular junctions driven by a periodically-varying external field. This is done using the time-dependent Landauer-B{ü}ttiker formalism, which follows from exact analytical solutions to the Kadanoff-Baym equations describing the molecular junction subject to an arbitrary time-dependent bias. We focus on a double quantum dot nanojunction and compare the effects of the temperature with the fluctuating bias in the statically-driven case. We then consider the combined effect of AC-driving and white noise fluctuations on the rectified current through the nanojunction, and find a stochastic resonance effect, where at certain driving conditions the bias fluctuations enhance the current signal. The study is then extended to include the color noise in the applied bias, so that the combined effect of the color noise correlation time and driving frequency on stochastic resonance is investigated. We thereby demonstrate that photon-assisted transport can be optimized by a suitably tuned environment. |
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| spellingShingle | Photon-assisted stochastic resonance in nanojunctions Ridley, Michael Bellassai, Leo Moskalets, Michael Kantorovich, Lev Tuovinen, Riku Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Statistical Mechanics We study stochastic resonance in molecular junctions driven by a periodically-varying external field. This is done using the time-dependent Landauer-B{ü}ttiker formalism, which follows from exact analytical solutions to the Kadanoff-Baym equations describing the molecular junction subject to an arbitrary time-dependent bias. We focus on a double quantum dot nanojunction and compare the effects of the temperature with the fluctuating bias in the statically-driven case. We then consider the combined effect of AC-driving and white noise fluctuations on the rectified current through the nanojunction, and find a stochastic resonance effect, where at certain driving conditions the bias fluctuations enhance the current signal. The study is then extended to include the color noise in the applied bias, so that the combined effect of the color noise correlation time and driving frequency on stochastic resonance is investigated. We thereby demonstrate that photon-assisted transport can be optimized by a suitably tuned environment. |
| title | Photon-assisted stochastic resonance in nanojunctions |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05124 |