Intrinsic Coulomb blockade in multi-wall carbon nanotubes
arXiv:cond-mat/0109336 · doi:10.1016/S0301-0104(02)00345-2
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes provide a new class of molecular wires that display new and exciting mesoscopic transport properties. We provide a detailed theoretical description for transport in multi-wall nanotubes, where both disorder and strong interactions are important. The interplay of both aspects leads to a particularly effective intrinsic Coulomb blockade for tunneling. The relation to recent experiments is discussed.
13 pages, incl 2 figs, for: Special issue "Transport in Molecular Wires" in Chemical Physics, ed. by P. Hanggi, M. Ratner, S. Yaliraki