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| author | de Ara, T. Olivera, B. Sabater, C. Untiedt, C. |
| author_facet | de Ara, T. Olivera, B. Sabater, C. Untiedt, C. |
| contents | Two factors contribute to the electrical capacitance between two electrodes: a classical contribution, stemming from the electric field, and a quantum contribution, governed by the Pauli exclusion principle, which increases the difficulty of adding charge to the electrodes. In metals, the high electronic Density of States (DOS) at the Fermi energy allows the quantum contribution to be neglected, and a classical description of the electrical capacitance between two metallic electrodes is normally used. Here, we study the evolution of the capacitance as two metallic electrodes (Pt or Au) are approached to the limit when quantum corrections are needed, before contact formation. At small distances, we observe that the classical increase in capacitance turns into saturation as the electrodes are approached, reaching the quantum capacitance limit. Finally, a capacitance leakage due to quantum tunneling is observed. Since the quantum capacitance depends on the electronic DOS on the surface of the electrodes, we use it to probe the DOS change induced by molecular adsorption (Toluene) on the metallic surface. |
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| spellingShingle | Measurement of the Quantum Capacitance Between Two Metallic Electrodes de Ara, T. Olivera, B. Sabater, C. Untiedt, C. Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Two factors contribute to the electrical capacitance between two electrodes: a classical contribution, stemming from the electric field, and a quantum contribution, governed by the Pauli exclusion principle, which increases the difficulty of adding charge to the electrodes. In metals, the high electronic Density of States (DOS) at the Fermi energy allows the quantum contribution to be neglected, and a classical description of the electrical capacitance between two metallic electrodes is normally used. Here, we study the evolution of the capacitance as two metallic electrodes (Pt or Au) are approached to the limit when quantum corrections are needed, before contact formation. At small distances, we observe that the classical increase in capacitance turns into saturation as the electrodes are approached, reaching the quantum capacitance limit. Finally, a capacitance leakage due to quantum tunneling is observed. Since the quantum capacitance depends on the electronic DOS on the surface of the electrodes, we use it to probe the DOS change induced by molecular adsorption (Toluene) on the metallic surface. |
| title | Measurement of the Quantum Capacitance Between Two Metallic Electrodes |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05866 |