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Title: Nonequilibrium quantum critical steady state: Transport through a dissipative resonant level

Journal Article · · Physical Review Research

Nonequilibrium properties of correlated quantum matter are being intensively investigated because of the rich interplay between external driving and the many-body correlations. Of particular interest is the nonequilibrium behavior near a quantum critical point (QCP), where the system is delicately balanced between different ground states. We present both an analytical calculation of the nonequilibrium steady-state current in a critical system and experimental results to which the theory is compared. The system is a quantum dot coupled to resistive leads: a spinless resonant level interacting with an Ohmic dissipative environment. A two-channel Kondo-like QCP occurs when the level is on resonance and symmetrically coupled to the leads, conditions achieved by fine tuning using electrostatic gates. We calculate and measure the nonlinear current as a function of bias (I-V curve) at the critical values of the gate voltages corresponding to the QCP. The quantitative agreement between the experimental data and the theory, with no fitting parameter, is excellent. As our system is fully accessible to both theory and experiment, it provides an ideal setting for addressing nonequilibrium phenomena in correlated quantum matter.

Research Organization:
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; MOST; German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0005237; SC0002765; FG02-02ER15354; 98-2918-I-009-06; 98-2112-M-009-010-MY3; 104-2112-M-009-004-MY3; 107-2112-M-009-010-MY3; I-1505-303.10/2019
OSTI ID:
1765414
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1765783; OSTI ID: 1994762
Journal Information:
Physical Review Research, Journal Name: Physical Review Research Vol. 3 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2643-1564
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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