Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 1695–1698 (1996)Non-Gaussian Distribution of Coulomb Blockade Peak Heights in Quantum DotsReceived 26 July 1995; published in the issue dated 4 March 1996 We have observed a strongly non-Gaussian distribution of Coulomb blockade conductance peak heights for tunneling through quantum dots. At zero magnetic field, a low-conductance spike dominates the distribution; the distribution at nonzero field is distinctly different and still non-Gaussian. The observed distributions are consistent with theoretical predictions based on single-level tunneling and the concept of “quantum chaos” in a closed system weakly coupled to leads. © 1996 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1695
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1695
PACS:
72.20.My, 05.45.+b, 73.20.Dx, 73.23.Hk
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